Financial distress that is felt not only by police officers due to inflationis already unbearable for many of them. And so threatened with dismissalunless the government raises their salaries. Minister of the Interior Vít Rakušan (STAN) jim promised to add from October. That’s it at the moment though not sure at all. Apparently it would better view of payslips could come only from the new year. And with that part of the police already refuses to reconcile.
„We don’t believe that it will happen. And if so, we want the increase to be at least the promised 10 percent – and not to learn that it will be less,” the boss told Blesk Independent trade union of the Police of the Czech Republic Tomas Machovič. As he mentioned, big disillusionment is not only among police officers, ale i ve prison service.
Angry firefighters
„Firefighters feel great concern over the government’s decision that salary increases will not take place from autumn and is even the promised salary increase from January is in jeopardy. Postponement of wage corrections brings additional uncertainty for members and their families,” said Jiří Jílek, chairman of the Firefighters’ Union. According to him, it is the profession of firefighter is completely uncompetitive on the labor marketwhen starting salary is required 20 thousand crowns lower compared to the army.
“We are preparing appropriate steps, whose form we will not publish at this time. Everything will be fine depend on the outcome of negotiations with the Minister of the Interior. But citizens we assure you that any form of protest will not compromise the current standard in the range of services they rely on in emergency situations,” he added.
He does his best
Currently the Ministry of Labor proposed a salary increase for some public sector workers from September. A to either by 7% or by 10%. Police officers, however, do not seem to belong to this group yet.
„My we cannot go on strike by law. But we are able to gather long-term and en masse for demonstrations“, Machovič revealed.
„The Minister of the Interior is doing his best in order to ensure funds for police and firefighters, including those for salaries. It is ongoing with representatives of trade unions long-term discussionnext negotiations will take place at the end of August,However, in response to our question, Ondřej Krátoška, the spokesperson of the Ministry of the Interior, defended the Austrian.
Departures are imminent
“We already know that police officers announce their departuresbecause they don’t know what will happen next. There are still only promises here,” noted the chairman of the police unions, Machovič. According to him at only one district headquarters in Prague, around 50 people are ready to resign, a similar situation is said to exist i jinde. That’s why he expects a fundamental shift since the meeting with the Austrian.
Boarding for 30 thousand
As David Schön, spokesman for the police presidium, told Blesk, The salary of a new police officer now exceeds 30,000 crowns.
“After over three years exceeds 43 thousand crowns on averageafter ten years of service is that’s 50,500 crowns. A increases after additional years of service,” he stated.
According to him, he is with the state police 46,162 service positions, but there are fewer of them occupied by roughly 6 thousand. “So far this year 875 police officers left the servicenewly them 923 boarded. Service last year terminated 1428 members, new boarded 2334,” added the spokesperson.
