Tag: public sector
Macedonia 10.02.24 | 12:25

Plans to hire nearly 3,000 people in the public sector ahead of the elections

Interim Deputy Minister for Public Administration Stefan Andonovski warns that the DUI – SDSM led Government plans to hire nearly 3,000 people in the run up to the elections – likely as a plan to reward party loyalists for their votes. Some of the hiring procedures that are on-going are entirely...
Economy 19.07.23 | 10:15

Starting in September, public sector employees will see their salaries rise by 10 percent

Labour Minister Jovana Trencevska and Slobodan Trendafilov, head of the SSM union, signed a collective contract that would introduce a new model of increasing the salaries in the public sector. The agreement includes a 10 percent increase for the 130,000 public sector employees in Macedonia, that will...
Economy 11.07.23 | 20:42

Government announces 10 percent increase in public sector salaries

Faced with high inflation and dropping poll numbers the Government announced that it will increase salaries of public sector employees by 10 percent, and they will also receive 10,000 denars (170 EUR) in vacation bonuses for the year. This is the outcome of its negotiations with the public sector unions. The...
Macedonia 08.07.23 | 23:47

Mickoski: All Macedonian workers’ labor should be valued properly to keep them from emigrating

VMRO-DPMNE Chairman Hristijan Mickoski greeted the progress made in the negotiations between the trade unions and the Government on the public sector salaries, and expects an agreement to be reached soon. “The workers in the public sector, and not only them, the workers in Macedonia in general...
Economy 08.07.23 | 10:30

Government warns public sector employees who take leave to work abroad that they could be fired

Deputy Prime Minister Fatmir Bytyqi said that public sector employees who take unpaid vacation time from their jobs to do seasonal work abroad for a better pay should be fired. With the lack of workers in the hospitality industry during the summer, as well as in other seasonal branches, it became popular...
Macedonia 02.04.23 | 21:53

Three quarters of all citizens believe that public sector hiring is rigged

A poll conducted by the Institute for Political Research, for Sitel TV program Detektor, shows that half of the citizens are not satisfied with the quality of services they are receiving from the public administration, and 60 percent believe that the number of public sector employees should be reduced. The...
Economy 15.10.22 | 22:56

Government official denies reports of looming public sector cuts

Labour and Welfare Minister Jovanka Trencevska denied reports that the Government is preparing to handle the exploding budget deficit by firing public sector workers. The reports spread after the Government held a meeting of its Economic Council, during which, as Trencevska acknowledged, one of the proposals...
Macedonia 31.03.22 | 13:41

Public sector employs 132,088 people, 905 more compared to 2020

Until 31 December 2021, the public sector employed 132,088 people in 1,346 institutions, 905 more compared to 2020. Most of the employees work in the sectors of education and the average age is 46 years, shows the annual report on public sector employees that Minister of Information Society and Administration...
Macedonia 23.07.21 | 21:26

Ahead of the elections, the SDSM Government increased hiring in the public sector eight times

Transparency International – Macedonia warns that the SDSM led coalition is stuffing the public sector with new employees in the run up to the municipal elections in October. Many of the new openings are for party activists who expect to be reimbursed for supporting the ruling parties. There were...
Macedonia Economy 09.04.21 | 09:25

Public sector workforce is down 1,717, to a total of 113,183 employees

The number of employees in the public sector has been reduced by 1.717 during 2020, the Public Administration Ministry said. Its estimate of the public sector workforce is reduced down to 113,183 people, most of them in education and healthcare. The review of public sector employees shows that nearly...
Macedonia 29.01.21 | 14:38

Public sector employees will continue to work mainly from home

The Committee on Infectious Diseases has recommended that public administration employees continue to work largely from home. Due to the decline in the number of active cases, it was reported that the Committee will consider recommending that all public sector workers go to work full time on February...
Macedonia 20.10.20 | 09:11

While over 1,300 Albanians continue to collect salaries without going to work, DUI announces a major new “adequate representation” hiring spree

The DUI party announced a major new hiring push of ethnic Albanians in the public administration. The party briefed ethnic Albanian papers that the Government will add 800 new public sector employees – 640 of whom will be ethnic Albanians. We can get things done more easily now. We have the First...
Macedonia 30.09.20 | 17:30

After protests from the unions, Zaev withdrew his decision to end flexible hours for public sector employees

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev countered his own Government and said that he will not sign the order that would have banned public sector employees from using the option for flexible work hours. The employees were allowed to decide when they would go to work – able to start their day between 7:30 and...
Economy 04.05.20 | 17:53

Finance Minister Angelovska wants to cut public sector salaries to bolster the private sector

Finance Minister Nina Angelovska again raised the prospect of cutting salaries in the public sector. Angelovska sad that there are 9.000 newly unemployed people in the private sector, their jobs lost due to the coronavirus epidemic, and asked that the public sector shares part of the burden of the crisis. There...
Macedonia 30.03.20 | 21:48

What kind of solidarity is it when you cut from the workers, Jovanovic asks Zaev

Former Finance Ministry adviser and a left wing activist of the ruling SDSM party Branimir Jovanovic condemned the highly controversial proposal from party leader Zoran Zaev to cut public sector salaries in an attempt to reduce the hole in the budget. Zaev wants the public administration placed on the...
Economy 30.03.20 | 18:03

Will the economic downturn affect retirement incomes?

As most countries affected by the coronavirus pandemic are looking for ways to boost spending and maintain as much of the living standards of the citizens as possible, under SDSM Macedonia is apparently opting for a different route. SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev announced that he will call for a major...
Macedonia 29.03.20 | 22:42

Zaev stands by his proposal to cut public sector salaries

SDSM party leader Zoran Zaev said that he is sticking to his proposal to cut public sector salaries down to the minimum wage over two months. It’s better if we grit our teeth for two months so everybody can continue to be paid, than endanger the payment of salaries in general, Zaev said. The minimum...
Macedonia 19.12.19 | 10:55

Cadastre office has 23 job openings and no Macedonians need apply

As the elections draw closer, public sector job openings are multiplying, a practice often used to distribute comfy jobs to party activists. The latest such ad was placed by the Cadastre office, but it is notable not only in its timing, but in its ethnic criteria as well. The ad calls for candidates...
Macedonia 11.11.19 | 12:49

Hectic pace of public sector hiring ahead of the elections

The number of public sector employment ads open at the moment stands at about 50, and is growing every day, as the date of the early general elections draws closer. The focus is on the municipalities, where employment is often linked with party affiliation and is used to reward loyal political activists....
Economy 02.10.19 | 18:34

Public sector employees to receive the promised higher salary this month

The September salary with the promised five percent increase will be paid within the legal timeframe. Health, social, education workers, police, defense and the entire public sector will receive a five percent pay raise, the Government said. According to the government’s press release, the salary...
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