The unitary pay law will be adopted by July 1st
\nand the pay rise will be made gradually until 2021, Labour Minister Lia Olguta
\nVasilescu has announced following talks with trade unions in the healthcare
\nsector. The Minister has said that the first increase in salaries will be made
\nas of January 1st 2018, in keeping with the governing programme of
\nthe ruling alliance made up of the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance of
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Lia Olguta Vasilescu has voiced satisfaction at how
\nnegotiations unfolded and has pointed out that that the funds needed for the
\npay rise, around 7 billion euros for the 2018-2021 time frame, are available
\nwithin the state budget. Lia Olguta Vasilescu:<\/p>\n
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The minimum salary has increased constantly,
\ntherefore people without university studies and debutants working on a minimum
\nsalary are sometimes paid the same as the more experienced employees with
\nhigher education studies. <\/p>\n
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Trade unionists in the healthcare sector say the
\nunitary pay law is good and they are satisfied with the amounts earmarked for
\nthe pay rise. The increase in salaries for most of the medical staff next year
\nstands at 60%. Early this week, the labour, interior and finance ministers as
\nwell as representatives of public order institutions held talks in Bucharest on
\nthe unitary pay law. <\/p>\n
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However, trade unions representing the police are
\nunhappy with the result of negotiations and have threatened with protests,
\narguing that over 80,000 Interior Ministry staff do not even earn the minimum
\nsalary of around 320 euros per month. They also denounce the fact that benefits
\nare calculated based on the basic salary of 2009, without the increase in the
\ngross minimum salary being considered. The Labour Ministry has said the
\nGovernment will take a decision in this respect after the Finance Ministry
\nanalyses the impact that a prospective pay rise for the police staff may have
\non the state budget. These are the last such corrections, the Labour Minister
\nhas said, because the unitary pay law will correct existing salary imbalances. <\/p>\n
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Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu said on Radio Romania
\nthat the unitary pay law put up for public debate is aimed at improving the
\npublic sector pay scheme so as to mirror the responsibilities that public
\nsector employees have. Minister Lia Olguta Vasilescu has recently said that
\nsalaries of up to 890 euros will double by 2020, while salaries above this
\nlevel will be increased by 45%. She has also said that starting July 1st
\nthis year, the pension point will also be increased to around 225 euros.
\nNegotiations on the unitary pay law continue. Employee representatives in the
\nareas of education and culture will discuss the issue with Labour Ministry
\nrepresentatives on Thursday and Friday, respectively.<\/p>\n
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