Tag #Civil Servants

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German Civil Servants' Health Benefits Costs Surge

The cost of German civil servants' health benefits (Beihilfe) dramatically increased in 2024, reaching €6.6 billion for the federal government (up 14.8% from 2022) and €13.8 billion for state governments (up from €11.3 billion in 2022), due to demographic change, medical advancements, and rising hea...

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Turkey's Civil Servant Pay Raise Offer Rejected

The Turkish government offered a modest salary increase of 10-6-4-4 percent for civil servants and retirees for 2026-2027, which was rejected by Memur-Sen union due to insufficiency, triggering potential labor unrest.

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Spain's Public Sector Employment: Career Civil Servants Surge, Temporary Worker Numbers Fall

In January 2025, Spain had 1,634,510 career civil servants (a 10-year high), 610,426 labor employees, and 792,496 other employees, totaling 3,037,432 public sector workers; this increase is driven by recent record public employment offers and stabilization processes aiming to reduce the 32.8% tempor...

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Thuringia Faces €1.2 Billion Annual Pension Bill by 2039

The state of Thuringia faces a financial challenge due to rapidly increasing pension payments for retired civil servants; these payments tripled in the last decade and are projected to reach €1.2 billion annually by the end of the 2030s due to a growing number of retirees, necessitating immediate ac...

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UK Civil Servants Threaten Strike Action Over Pay and Job Cuts

The PCS union, representing UK civil servants, is demanding significant pay raises, shorter working weeks, and a London weighting, threatening strike action by mid-September if demands aren't met, clashing with the Labour government's plans to shrink the civil service.

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SPD Defends Inclusion of Civil Servants in German Pension System

German SPD deputy Dagmar Schmidt defends Labor Minister Bärbel Bas' proposal to include civil servants in the statutory pension insurance, citing Austria as a successful model and referencing the coalition agreement for a pension commission to study the proposal; the German Pension Insurance support...

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Turkish Arbitration Board to Decide on Public Employee Salary Increases

The Turkish Arbitration Board is meeting to decide on salary increases for public employees and retirees, with a final decision expected on August 27th after the government submitted its proposal and Memur-Sen made additional statements.

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Thuringia Faces €1.2 Billion Pension Crisis Amidst Population Decline

Thuringia faces severe financial challenges in the coming years due to a sharp increase in civil servant pension payments, reaching €1.2 billion by the end of the 2030s from €450 million in 2024, coupled with a shrinking population, forcing critical budget review and potentially impacting public ser...

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House Votes To Eliminate Federal Workers' Retirement Supplement

The House voted to end the special retirement supplement for federal workers retiring before full Social Security eligibility, potentially impacting thousands and causing significant financial losses for those who retired early, such as Michele Santa Maria, who estimates a $110,000 loss.

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Indonesia's Proposed Civil Servant Retirement Age Hike Sparks Debate

Korpri proposed raising Indonesia's civil servant retirement age to 70 years, aiming to improve expertise and careers, but facing criticism for potentially hindering younger civil servants' advancement and burdening the national budget.

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Dutch Government Employee Numbers Rise Despite Planned Cuts, Audit Finds Shortcomings

The number of Dutch government employees increased by 9,000 in 2023, reaching 157,000 full-time positions, despite government plans for a 22 percent budget cut in 2025; the General Audit Chamber found significant shortcomings in personnel planning and administrative errors, including 867 wrongly rec...

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Appeals Court Blocks Trump Administration's Mass Firings of Federal Workers

A federal appeals court sided with thousands of fired civil servants, ordering their reinstatement at six federal agencies, stemming from the Trump administration's broad cuts to the federal workforce and efforts to replace nonpartisan civil servants with political appointees.

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