[INTIME NEWS]
Approximately 40,000 civil servants will see increases in their salaries after the settlement of the “personal difference” issue, related to their reduced wages based on when they started receiving their state salaries.
According to a provision in the capital market bill, which was put up for public consultation on Wednesday, they will receive a full increase in their basic salary without offsetting their personal difference if the latter is less than 300 euros per month.
The measure will be applied retroactively from June 1, 2024, when it came into force again (after a two-year suspension due to the inflationary crisis).
The provision for civil servants with a personal difference provides for the following: If the personal difference is less than the amount of €300, it will not be offset against the increase in the basic salary; if it exceeds it, the amount of the personal difference that is offset is equal to less than 50% of the increase in the basic salary and the personal difference that exceeds €300.
For example, a employee who holds a university degree and, after two years of service, progresses to the next salary bracket to receive an increase of €59 euros in his monthly gross earnings, if he has a personal difference of €200 he will receive the entire increase – i.e. €59 – while if he has a difference of €400 he will receive half – i.e. €29.50.