Civil Service Salary System and Recent Reform Trends

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Civil Service Salary Systemand Recent Reform
Trends

• in
• Germany

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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.
• Rank plus seniority determines pay level within
  four service levels
• Career path ordinary service entry level A 2
• Career path intermediate service entry level A 6
• Career path higher intermedia service entry level
  A 9
• Career path higher service entry level A 13
• Service classes depend on formal preconditions
  like necessary training and educational
  qualifications
• Promotion in accordance with aptitude,
  qualifications and professional achievements
  (principle of merit)
• Pay according to rank rather than specific
  function

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Federal Remuneration Scheme A (Euro/month valid
as per 1 August 2004)
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Federal Remuneration Scheme BEuro/month valid
as per 1 August 2004
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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 months 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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PRP Reform 2005

• 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

• 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

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The Federal Ministry meets/supports government
functions

• Minister/ Public official
• Head of the administration
• Borderline (political appointees)
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• Civil servants for life tenure

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Example Federal Ministry of Justice
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Example Federal Chancellery
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Example Federal Presidents Office
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A salary and career system in the public service
should be

• simple (easy to handle)
• transparent (clear regulations)
• balanced (between a certain flexibility and
  protection against biased influence)

Contact Dr. Kai-Andreas Otto, ottoxx_at_gmx.de