The trade union for health services along with other unions, has welcomed changes to salary scales for civil servants, effective from 1 January 2025. State employees will see an increase in their salary scales, following agreements reached between the Government and unions in October 2024. The negotiations were part of broader efforts by trade unions, including the Czech-Moravian Confederation of Trade Unions (ČMKOS), which had previously declared a strike alert to press for salary increases. This agreement was described as a fair compromise by both the Prime Minister and ČMKOS. In addition to the pay rise, new regulations now fully credit substitute periods of caregiving toward an employee’s experience for salary purposes.
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