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© 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
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 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
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 Federal Remuneration Scheme A (Euro/month; valid as per 1 August 2004 )
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 Federal Remuneration Scheme B Euro/month; valid as per 1 August 2004
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 Three Examples of Federal Ministries
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 Federal Ministry of Education and Research
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 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
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 Federal Chancellery
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 Federal President‘s Office
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 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
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 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
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 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, ottoxx@gmx.de
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Vilnius, December 14 2006
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Current and new systems in comparison
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Vilnius, December 14 2006 Example Ministry of Health
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Vilnius, December 14 2006
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Example Federal Ministry of Finance
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Vilnius, December 14 2006
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Example Federal Ministry of Justice
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Vilnius, December 14 2006
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