Support interventions for civil servants are coming

By Dimitris Katsaganis

New interventions to support civil servants, both active and retired – through the Civil Servants Equity Fund – are on the table.

It is expected that the carrier of these interventions will be the Civil Servants Rights Fund, in which approximately 600,000 civil servants are insured, of whom 300,000 are active workers and an additional 300,000 retirees.

According to the secure information from Capital.gr Starting from the end of next September, the possibility of deducting profits will be considered (ss This is a kind of “help” in addition to the kind paid by the former Public Employees Supplementary Insurance Fund – TEADY) And for older pensioners, but also the possibility of loans to working civil servants.

It is reported that since the beginning of May, the Civil Servants Rights Fund has given the possibility of deduction on a 12-month basis to all retirees, in addition to the possibility of a 9-month deduction for those who retired in the previous quarter.

Capital.gr insiders report that out of about 1,900 civil servants who have recently retired, about 200 (that’s roughly 1 in 10) have requested a 12-month advance payment of their earnings. That is, they asked to be charged “for” the profits of the next 12 months.

This blogger that the possibility of deducting 12 months will remain “open” for those who retire in the future, That is, it is not an emergency measure with a certain deadline.

And not only that, but if – until the end of September – a significant part of the budgeted funds is not allocated by the Civil Servants’ Rights Fund for deduction of dividends for new retirees, then consideration will be given to using them for two other categories of insured – members of the said fund.

– The first category is those who retired before the last six months. That is, what can be checked is whether a civil servant who has retired, for example, in 2022 or even earlier, can, if necessary (for example, for health reasons), receive “for” the earnings of the next period up to to 12 months.

– The second category is the one to which active civil servants belong. In particular, what is likely to be taken into account is that the active employee can receive “in exchange” for example three salaries (which correspond to an amount up to 4,000 euros) in the form of a loan, which he will be able to repay in future installments (at an interest of 4 %) – deductions from their salaries, and this measure, according to the same sources, may initially concern certain categories of active civil servants.

On the issue of salaries of public servants, Mr. Mitsotakis himself stated that a salary reform is imminent from 2024 with a focus on the low paid, those in positions of responsibility, but also on parents, with an increase in family allowance for those with children. Specifically, the allowance in question will increase from 50 euros to 70 euros, from 70 euros for two children to 120 euros and from 120 euros to 170 euros for those with three children, while for those with four children it will amount to 220 euros.

Also the new classification It will also – for the first time – be linked to the reward in the country (ie with a salary component). Mr. Mitsotakis himself, a few days ago, stated this Evaluation is a tool for awarding productivity bonuses and how open it is to ‘expand’ said benefits. Moreover, the pre-election program for ND expressly offers “Annual appraisal related to wages and targets”

At the same time, Mr. Mitsotakis left it open The possibility of reviewing private salaries such as the armed forces and doctors.