Czech Republic: MPs clash over civil service bill
The Czech lower house is debating a bill overhauling the rules for the employment of civil servants. Its approval in a first round of debate is a condition laid down by President Zeman for appointing ANO leader Andrej Babiš minister. But the legislation has met with fierce resistance from the opposition.
Austria: different pay rises for former civil servants at Telekom Austria
Workers at Telekom Austria will receive different pay rises depending on whether they are former public sector employees or regular staff, it was announced on Tuesday.
Israel: civil servants accused of taking pleasure tours to Europe on pretext of Holocaust education
The state has spent tens of millions of shekels in recent years subsidizing state employees' trips to Europe for "Holocaust education" that are essentially five-day vacations. In 2012, these subsidies totalled 8 million shekels ($2.3 million).
Zimbabwe: calls for government to trim civil service and cultivate the economy
Civil servants' demands for salaries and wages linked to the Poverty Datum Line which they have pegged at $540 are unsustainable and not practical within the 2014 national budget unless government drastically reduces its workforce, slashes executive expenditure and the economy grows by double digits.
Malawi: delays to payment of civil service salaries
Civil servants in Malawi will not get their January salaries until next month, in what has been described as a "payroll hitch".
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