ZAGREB, December 18, 2019 – The government on Wednesday decided to greenlight a rise in monthly pay of Croatian police officers according to the model of 3% rise plus 1% and an additional 2% throughout 2020.
Thus, the wage earned this December and paid in January to police officers with secondary school education will increase by 3%, plus 1% for the wage earned in June 2020 and paid a month later, and in January 2021 they could except the monthly wage increased by 2%.
Thus, the monthly wage of police staff who are employed in the positions for which completion of secondary school education is required will rise by 6.11% in aggregate in January 2021.
Other police officers can count on a 3-percent rise their monthly wage as of September 2020.
Interior Minister Davor Božinović said that this agreement “is the continuity of the performance of this government” and its wish to ensure higher wages to police officers in accordance with the financial possibilities. alongside the provision of better work conditions and equipment.
The agreement on the new model for rising police officers’ pay will be signed later on Wednesday by the government and representatives of trade unions of police staff.
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