According to David Amiel, the increases in the lowest wages announced this week will cost public finances a little more than one billion euros overall.
Pierre-Louis Crescitz
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Key facts
The measure concerns 1.35 million public employees. Of that total, 1.1 million saw their base salary caught up by the minimum-wage increase announced…
On average, the employees concerned will earn 350 euros gross more per year, David Amiel detailed. He cited the example of a firefighter corporal at…
The measure concerns 1.35 million public employees. Of that total, 1.1 million saw their base salary caught up by the minimum-wage increase announced on Monday. For this majority, the legal minimum has therefore reached the level of base pay.
On average, the employees concerned will earn 350 euros gross more per year, David Amiel detailed. He cited the example of a firefighter corporal at the seventh step: the increase then reaches 600 euros gross per year. This clarification is aimed at those familiar with civil-service issues.
Minister David Amiel said that the pay rises announced this week for the lowest salaries will cost public finances a little more than one billion euros. He gave this estimate on France Info, putting a figure on everything that has been announced.
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Who is David Amiel?
David Amiel is a French minister and a member of Renaissance, the party of the presidential majority. He is the one presenting and costing these pay increases for the lowest-paid public employees.
What is the statutory minimum wage?
The statutory minimum wage is the legal minimum wage in France. Its increase has caught up with the basic pay of many public employees whose compensation had remained at that floor or just above it.
What is a step in the civil service?
It is a level on the index-based pay scale that sets basic pay according to seniority and grade. The case of the firefighter corporal at the seventh step illustrates an employee already well advanced on that scale, but still covered by the catch-up.
Why does this weigh on public finances?
The state, as employer, must fund the increase for about 1.35 million employees, at an estimated cost of a little more than one billion euros.