Parliament passes public sector pay deal

Ljubljana, 22 December - Parliament passed in a 48:1 vote on Thursday the recently agreed public sector pay deal that will increase 2017 budget expenditure by some EUR 56m compared to this year. The agreement aims to phase out the remaining austerity measures affecting pay and tackle pay disparities over the next two years.

Finance Minister Mateja Vraničar Erman shakes hands with Branimir Štrukelj, the boss of the KSJS trade union, after signing a public sector pay agreement and an annex to collective bargaining agreement. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA File photo.

Finance Minister Mateja Vraničar Erman shakes hands with Branimir Štrukelj, the boss of the KSJS trade union, after signing a public sector pay agreement and an annex to collective bargaining agreement.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
File photo.

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