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Civil Service Remuneration in Germany
Dr. Hans-Achim Roll
20 January 2016Tbilisi, Georgia
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The philosophy
• Alimentation principle as guiding principle. Civil servants are not paid for individual work done, but compensated for their service as a whole.
• The alimentation of civil servants is the other side of their fiduciary duties.
• Basis: Article 33 para 5 Basic Law.
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Normative Framework
• Federal level: Federal Civil Servants’ Remuneration Act (Bundesbesoldungsgesetz (BesG) 19. 6. 2009, latest amend. 3.12.2015
• State level: special legislation adopted by the States (Länder).
• Public employees: collective agreement (TVoeD 13.9.2005, latest amend. 1.4.2014
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Four career paths
• Ordinary service including four degrees (simple routine/support functions).
• Intermediate service including four degrees (implementation functions).
• Higher intermediate service including four degrees (implementation functions).
• Higher service including four degrees (from desk officer to division head).
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Public sector pay scales
• Pay scales list exact amount of remuneration. • Pay scales A and B: remuneration of civil servants
and military personnel, • Pay scale W: professors and lecturers,• Pay scale R: judges and public prosecutors.
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Pay scale A (1)
• Pay scale A mirrors the four civil service career paths with their respective degrees. Ordinary service: pay grades A 2 to A 6 Intermediate service: pay grades A 6 to A 9 Higher intermediate service: pay grades A 9 to A 13 Higher service: pay grades A 13 to A 16
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Pay scale A (2)
• The highest grade of a lower career path is usually the starting grade of the next highest career path.
• Salaries in pay grades A 2 to A 16 are incremental (experience steps).
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Pay scale B
• Pay scale B applies to outstanding positions such as state secretaries, directors-general, directors/presidents of state bodies, their deputies etc.
• Salaries in pay grades B 1 to B 11 are fixed (no experience steps).
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Assigning pay grades to functions
• Job evaluation to assign functions to a degree/rank/title and to the corresponding pay grade.
• Possibility to assign the same function to three degrees/ranks/titles and corresponding pay grade within one career path.
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Remuneration Components (General)
• Basic salary. • Family allowance.• Other allowances, if applicable (including assignments
abroad). • Performance bonuses and performance allowances.• Special allowances depending on the labor market
situation.
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Basic Salary
• The basic salary is the main element of remuneration.
• The basic salary is based on the pay grade of the assigned degree/rank/title, not on the function actually performed.
• The degrees/ranks/titles and pay grades are specified in the federal pay scales.
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Incremental basic salary (1)
• Progression is achieved through step increases within certain periods of service (experience periods).
• Duration of experience periods: starting with two years at the beginning, later three and four (2-3-3-3-4-4-4 years).
• Example: 8 steps; difference between steps for A 13 (desk officer) app. between 5% and 3% of the basic salary.
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Incremental basic salary (2)
• Permanent outstanding performance: next step ahead of time. (Limitation 15% per year).
• Performance below average: remain at the previous step of the basic salary.
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Family allowance
• Married persons’ allowance and childrens ' supplement depend on pay grade and family circumstances.
• Range: from 126 to 246 Euro, plus 113 (first and second child)- 354 Euro (third and further children)
• Civil servants are also entitled to the general state child benefit.
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Other allowances (1)
• Functional allowance: for performance of functions exceeding the general level of the respective pay grade (ceiling for overall number).
• Extra pay for difficult working conditions, shift work, overtime (only in certain areas and as a set proportion of the hourly salary) .
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Other allowances (2)
• Post allowance for outstanding positions (some directors and security sector): 75% of the difference between the final basic salary of the respective civil servant and the next final basic salary.
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Performance related pay (General)
• Article 42a Federal Civil Service Remuneration Act and Ordinance on Performance Bonuses and allowances (Bundesleistungsbesoldungsverordnung v. 16. 6. 2009).
• Beneficiaries only pay grade A• Two types: performance bonus and performance
allowance
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Performance bonus
• Performance bonus: one-off payment rewarding special achievements.
• Amount: up to the amount of the monthly basic starting salary of the civil servant.
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Performance allowance
Requirement: positive performance forecast. Duration: Twelve months, possibility of
prolongation. Amount: up to 7% of the monthly basic starting
salary of the civil servant.
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Performance related pay (Management)
• 15 % Quota• Overall central annual budget 31 Mio; 0,3 % of the
costs of public employment in the respective ministry.
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Labor market allowance (1)
• In case of acute staff shortage, special allowances may be paid in line with budgetary rules (see art. 43 Remuneration Act).
• Amount: Pay scale A maximum 20% of the respective starting basic salary; pay scale B maximum 15%. 50% of these percentages in case the allowance is paid to an incumbent.
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Labor market allowance (2)
• The responsible highest service authority decides on awarding special allowances.
• Criteria for the decision: Overall relevance of the position Urgency of filling the position Applicant situation Requirements of the position and qualification of
the beneficiary.
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Compression rates
• Relation between basic salary A 2 (courier) and B 11(state secretary): 6,65
• Relation between basic salary A 13 (desk officer) and B 11 (state secretary): 3,31
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Adjustment mechanisms
• Regular adjustment in consideration of the economic and financial circumstances by law.
• In practice the adjustment of remuneration of civil servants follows the adjustmenet for public employees (collective agreement).
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