ECKLUZIVE: Albin Kurti gives way, includes working unionists for the Public Officials Bill

From this meeting, the Union has indicated that the epilogue of issues would come through [like] social dialogue, and not through any radical union action.

“From the meeting agreed to be included in working groups representatives of union associations regarding the Law for Public Officials (LZP) and the Law for the Salaries.” certainly says in other terms of Periscope.

From the union meeting in question with Albin Kurti, four recommendations have also emerged, including their involvement in the Public Officials Bill, where Periscope had reported that the Government She was trying to get her nose in.

Representative to this meeting will be unionist Ali Sefaj.

Full response from Union:

Processorbal from date 03.12.2021

On the date 03.12.2021, representatives of the union civil service associations at the central level of the Republic of Kosovo are expected from the office of Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo. Albin Kurti was through social dialogue to give you epilogue all issues that are vital to civil servants.

The meeting agreed to include representatives of union associations regarding the Law for Public Officials (LZP) and the Law for Salaries. They are vital laws for the public sector and cannot be prosecuted just to fill a legislative agenda. Procedure further in the form of the draft law on public officials violates the integrity of the civil service, and the Law on the Salaries also has inadequate non-treatment in terms of cofficients, rankings and the assignment of the different pay for the same job.

All suggestions, remarks the proposals will be addressed in detail at a meeting with the working group by the representative of the union associations of civil service at the central level of the Republic of Kosovo.

The rise in wages parallel to economic growth and the status of civil servants in the institution where they were recruited were part of the discussion. Several models were discussed as opportunities for the increase in wages of civil servants, but this remains to clear up at the next meeting with the Minister of Finance, Labour and Transfers, that is, along with economic growth, wages for next year.

So these recommendations came from the meeting

• The involvement in the working group in the draft Law for Public Officials (LZP) before proceedings for approval in Government (representative by civil servants union Ali Sefaj)
• Joining the working group in the draft Committee for Salaries (representing by civil servants union Arlinda Bajray)
• The meeting to raise wages for civil servants compared to economic growth with Mr. Iron Mqira, Minister of Finance, Labour and Transfers Ministry (represented by Civil Service Union Imer Raci and Driton Xhafa) before December 22nd
• Representatives of the civil servants union's campaign

In the coming days, we welcome the epilogue of social dialogue on all topics and issues high.