© OECD A joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union, principally financed by the EU. Civil Service Salary System and Recent Reform Trends in Germany Workshop on Remuneration Systems for Civil Servants and Salary Reform Vilnius, 14 December 2006
Vilnius, December Background 1.6 mil. civil servants, 130,000 at federal level Amid interaction of political forces, civil service is supposed to guarantee a stable, non-partisan administration bound by law and oriented solely on the common good. Service classes depend on formal preconditions like necessary training and educational qualifications Rank plus seniority determines pay level within four service levels Career path ordinary service entry level A 2 Career path intermediate serviceentry level A 6 Career path higher intermedia serviceentry level A 9 Career path higher serviceentry level A 13 Promotion in accordance with aptitude, qualifications and professional achievements (principle of merit) Pay according to rank rather than specific function
Vilnius, December Federal Remuneration Scheme A (Euro/month; valid as per 1 August 2004 )
Vilnius, December Federal Remuneration Scheme B Euro/month; valid as per 1 August 2004
Vilnius, December Three Examples of Federal Ministries
Vilnius, December Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Vilnius, December Federal Minister Parliament.St. Sec.(MP) State Secretary Director General (central tasks) Director Head of Division Director General Director Head of Division Director Head of Division Head of Divison Head of Division Director General Director Head of Division Director Head of Division Advisor Officer Minister/ Public official Head of the administration Borderline (political appointees) Civil servants for life tenure The Federal Ministry: meets/supports government functions
Vilnius, December Federal Chancellery
Vilnius, December Federal President‘s Office
Vilnius, December Performance Related Pay (PRP) Instruments Performance step = early or delayed advancement to next step = +/- € 500 – 3,600 annually. Performance allowance = 7% of starting base salary as monthly allowance for a max. of one year = € 1,200 – 3,600 Performance bonus max. one month’s starting basic salary = € 1,500 – 4,300 Quota: max. 15% of all civil servants paid according to table A; if no performance allowances awarded, then max. 30% Bonus works best in practice
Vilnius, December PRP Reform 2005 Performance variable added to basic salary based on individual performance dependent on annual performance evaluation not given for “merely” adequate performance Step 1 for satisfactory performance Step 2 for very satisfactory performance Step 3 for above-average performance Step 4 for outstanding performance Base salary based on rank broken down into 25 pay grades rises in three steps after 5, 10 and 20 years of professional experience recognizes adequate performance
Vilnius, December A salary and career system in the public service should be simple (easy to handle) transparent (clear regulations) balanced (between a certain flexibiltiy and protection against biased influence) Contact: Dr. Kai-Andreas Otto,
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Current and new systems in comparison
Vilnius, December Example Ministry of Health
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Example Federal Ministry of Finance
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Example Federal Ministry of Justice
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