Highest salary hike in public sector

Salaries for public servants should increase by 10 percent on average as of next year. The Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini and the trade unions signed a declaration on a higher-level collective agreement in the public sector for 2019 and 2020 on Thursday. The increase should apply to over 400,000 public servants. Slovak Trade Union Confederation vice-president Monika Uhlerová informed that it was the highest-ever salary hike in the public sector. "We've removed tariffs that were below the minimum wage. In addition to salary hikes, we agreed on further benefits for employees in collective agreements, such as severance payments above the framework of the law, longer holiday allowances, shorter service time and an increased contribution to supplemental pension saving funds," said Uhlerová.