The union leaders today formulated their demands to be submitted to Interior Minister Ivan Langer (Civic Democrats, ODS) in the days to come, Stepanek said. The unions put emphasis on three demands.
First, money should be earmarked to eliminate certain illogical differences in officers' wages. Second, the wages should be indexed next year by a sum at least covering the inflation. The third demand concerns personnel problems. Stepanek said the employing security corps breach the service law more and more often. According to the unions, the remuneration of security German Conservatives Claim More Members Than Rivals ...
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Latest news - 01-06-2008 ... corps' officers is not systemic as the pay of only some of them has increased this year. The unions want the government to remove the mistake. Under the valid regulations from 2007, security officers' wages are increased by 1.5 percent every year. Stepanek said the increase concerns only the bonuses and special remunerations but not the base pay. The unions want new regulations to be introduced as of 2009 which would secure a regular increase in the officers' base pay. Moreover, the latest increase has been insufficient as it remains far below the inflation level, Stepanek said. He previously said the current pay system does not motivate policemen to seek career advancement. It may even contribute to experienced officers' departure from the police, Stepanek said. He said the unions had discussed their demand with Langer in July, but with no success.
(Ceske Noviny)
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