Tag: salaries
Economy 12.11.23 | 21:47

Mickoski announces reductions in the salaries of state officials

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski announced that the next Government, which he expects to lead, will reduce the salaries of state officials, that were recently increased by whopping 78 percent. The DUI – SDSM coalition used a legal move to increase the salaries citing an order of the Constitutional...

Macedonia 26.08.23 | 18:35

MIA journalists expect a 30 percent salary increase from Kovacevski

The SMIA union of media information agencies calls on Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski to do good on his promise to increase the salaries in the MIA news agency (once Macedonian Information Agency, renamed Media Information Agency under the DUI – SDSM regime). MIA employees have held a low level...

Macedonia 18.08.23 | 09:46

The new VMRO led Government will review the increase of salaries of Government officials

VMRO-DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski promised that the future VMRO led Government will review the recent huge increase of salaries of Government officials and political appointees. The salaries were increased by whopping 78 percent, in a move which included turning to the Constitutional Court (whose...

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 30.06.23 | 11:02

Trade Unions: There is some movement from the deadlock, new meeting on Monday

Some shift in positions away from the deadlock was made, but a new meeting will be held Monday in an attempt to reconcile positions, said representatives of the unions after Thursday’s session of the Economic and Social Council, at which the unions reiterated that they will not give up on their demands. “We’ve...

News Macedonia 23.05.23 | 13:46

The court administration threatens a “white strike” if their salaries are not raised

The court administration employees announced a “white strike”, which means that they will be at their job positions, but they won’t execute their duties. “The differences in the salaries of the judges and the expert collaborators are enormous and the court clerks can’t work...

Macedonia 07.04.23 | 16:03

Veljanoski: Parliament can easily stop the huge wage increases of the Government officials – if the ruling majority wants to

After the Government announced that it will accept the highly unpopular Constitutional Court decision to increase salaries of public sector officials by whopping 78 percent, former Parliament Speaker Trajko Veljanoski came out with an explanation how this move can be avoided – if the Parliament...

Economy 04.04.23 | 14:52

Salary hikes of Government officials will cost us five million EUR a month

The decision of the Constitutional Court to remove a cap on salaries of Government officials will cost the taxpayers five million EUR, estimates VMRO-DPMNE. The court’s decision will lead to salary increases of whopping 78 percent for the top Government officials. – Kovacevski pretends to...

Economy 02.04.23 | 13:42

VMRO-DPMNE calls on the Government officials to give up their huge salary hikes

VMRO-DPMNE called on the Government to renounce the recent Constitutional Court decision which will lead to a 78 increase in salaries of Government officials, as it removed the freeze on their salary hikes. Half a million citizens live with 150 denars (2.5 EUR) per day and the Government officials are...

Macedonia 31.03.23 | 09:41

President Pendarovski condemns court decision that almost doubles salaries of Government officials

President Stevo Pendarovski is the first official of the ruling coalition to object to the decision of the Constitutional Court, which struck an article of the law on salaries of public officials and with that automatically caused salaries of all Government official to almost double. I think it’s...

Macedonia 30.03.23 | 19:21

Government officials urged to renounce court decision that will increase their salaries by whopping 78 percent

The Constitutional Court abolished two articles of the law on salaries of public officials that will lead to increases for salaries of the top Government members and public sector managers of whopping 78 percent. The huge salary increase caused outrage in the public, and some in the opposition, such...

Economy 06.12.22 | 11:44

An increase of MKD 15,000 per employee: This will be the salaries in ministries in 2023

The average gross salary in the Government will increase by 5,350 denars and will amount to 64,200 denars next year, while the average in the Parliament will decrease by 6,600 denars and in 2023 the average will amount to 66,900 denars, Portalb analyzes. In most ministries, the average gross salary per...

Macedonia 15.11.22 | 14:08

State air traffic officials were not only abusing the hiring process, but got greedy with the public funds

VMRO-DPMNE today revealed additional details about officials appointed by the Government to the state run air traffic control institutions, and the enormous salaries they were receiving. The revelations are coming on the back of a major scandal, where it was revealed that the M-NAV agency management...

Culture 02.10.22 | 19:53

Culture Ministry employees preparing a strike after their request for salary increases was rejected

The Culture Ministry is faced with a strike after the Finance Ministry refused a request to increase the salaries of its employees. Vecer is reporting that the Culture Ministry union is especially angered after reports that the Finance Ministry approved a 30 percent salary hike for its own workers, but...

Macedonia 12.05.22 | 22:11

Government wants to cut salaries of striking kindergarten teachers

The Government reiterated that it will cut salaries of kindergarten teachers for the period they spent on strike in late April. This is a form of pressure while negotiations between the Government and public teachers’ unions are still on-going. The strike itself is on a pause. Kindergarten teachers...

Macedonia 07.04.22 | 11:12

Instead of MKD 18,000, public administration employees again received salaries of only MKD 14,500

Some of the employees in the public administration, where the minimum wage is already paid, again received a salary of 14,500 denars, as they received before, when the Law on Minimum Wage was also violated, according to which it was 15,194 denars until February. According to the president of the Trade...

Macedonia 30.03.22 | 09:25

Salaries in education to be aligned with the Collective Agreement

VMRO-DPMNE demands that salaries in education be aligned with the Collective Agreement after the negotiations between the Government and SONK failed yesterday. By aligning the salaries with the Collective Agreement in education, the salaries of teachers, professors and others in education should be up...

Economy 13.02.22 | 10:11

VMRO-DPMNE: With the amendment, the salaries of educators will increase up to 70%, pensions 20%

With the amendment of VMRO-DPMNE, the salaries of educators will be harmonized and increased up to 70%, and pensions 20%, the party said in a statement. VMRO-DPMNE with the amendment to the Law on Minimum Wage demands harmonization of salaries in the public sector in accordance with the Collective Agreement...

Macedonia Economy 30.08.21 | 18:47

Despite a significant drop in revenue, MEPSO paid out 17 percent more in salaries

The annual 2020 report of the state run MEPSO energy company shows that its revenue dropped to 55 million EUR, leaving the energy transportation company with a net loss of 5.8 million EUR. The reason for the drop in revenue are the new rules for cross-border trading in energy with Greece, Serbia and...

Macedonia 29.04.20 | 21:07

DUI instructs its officials to donate much of their salaries to the Covid-19 fund

The DUI party, which is a constant part of the ruling coalition, announced that it’s officials will donate a chunk of their salaries to the coronavirus fund. DUI supported a Government decree to have some 2.000 best paid Government officials reduced to the minimum wage for to months. The savings...

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