(ANSAmed) - ATHENS, DECEMBER 18 - As of January 1, none of
some 120,000 civil servants working at public enterprises, known
as DEKOs, will earn more than 2,200 euros per month due to a new
pay structure that will lead to all workers at such firms
suffering wage reductions of up to 25%. As daily Kathimerini
reports, the new pay scale means employees will need at least 20
years' experience and to hold a top managerial position to
qualify for the maximum monthly pay of 2,200 euros. An employee
with basic education but at least 22 years of experience will
earn 1,633 euros a month. All employees at DEKOs will be paid
12, rather than 14, monthly salaries from next year. The same
applies to civil servants earning so-called ''special
salaries,'' such as policemen, doctors, soldiers, academics and
judges. Municipal workers will also see their wages reduced to
12 installments. The strike by municipal employees protesting
efforts to place hundreds of colleagues in a labor mobility
scheme is due to end on Tuesday but their union, POE-OTA, has
said it will take part in a 24-hour strike by civil servants
tomorrow. (ANSAmed).
