Growth in Public Sector Salaries Expected to Slow Down

Ljubljana, 29 December - Salaries in the public sector were expected to increase by an average of nearly 10% next year, but the government and public sector trade unions agreed Monday to start renegotiating the sectoral collective agreement and restrain wage growth in the face of the deteriorating economic situation.

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) meets representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) meets representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) meets representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor meets representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Public Administration Minister Irma Pavlinic Krebs (centre) and Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) meet representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor meets representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Public Administration Minister Irma Pavlinic Krebs (centre) and Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) meet representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left) and state secretary in charge for social dialogue, Milos Pavlica, meet representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (left), state secretary in charge for social dialogue, Milos Pavlica (centre), and Labour Minister Ivan Svetlik meet representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor meets representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Public Administration Minister Irma Pavlinic Krebs (centre) and Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) meet representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Public Administration Minister Irma Pavlinic Krebs (left), Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) and state secretary in charge for social dialogue, Milos Pavlica meet representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Public Administration Minister Irma Pavlinic Krebs (left), Prime Minister Borut Pahor (centre) and state secretary in charge for social dialogue, Milos Pavlica, meet representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Prime Minister Borut Pahor (right) meets representatives of trade unions in the public sector.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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