Wiesbaden (dpa/lhe) – The massive criticism of the state parliament opposition to the plans of the Hessian state government for civil servants’ salaries does not stop. The draft law is insufficient, said Heike Hofmann from the SPD parliamentary group on Tuesday in the state parliament in Wiesbaden. She called on the state government to make improvements. The domestic policy spokesman for the FDP parliamentary group, Jörg-Uwe Hahn, said the draft law was a slap in the face for state officials. “If the pay is not appropriate, the public service cannot become competitive,” warned Hahn. “Especially not because there is a labor shortage everywhere.”
The Hessian Administrative Court had ruled that civil servants’ salaries violated the Basic Law. Accordingly, the civil servants were not sufficiently paid from 2013 to 2020. However, the Federal Constitutional Court still has to make a binding decision on the future salary.
According to the draft law of the government factions of the CDU and Greens, state civil servants, judges and pensioners are to receive three percent more money on April 1, 2023 and January 1, 2024 – in addition to the agreed wage and salary increase. In addition, child allowances are to be increased significantly. Overall, the regulation applies to more than 180,000 civil servants and pensioners. Interior Minister Peter Beuth (CDU) defended the plans. They are a significant step in the right direction. The draft is expected to be passed in the state parliament on Thursday.
