Officials' pay to rise in line with new starting salary
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The Cabinet is expected tomorrow to approve Bt20 billion to ensure fairness for existing civil servants after the starting salary for new hires was hiked to Bt15,000 in January.
The budget would be used to raise the salaries of junior and middle grade officials over two years to bring them on par with the pay for the lowest grade.
The cost for adjusting the entry-level salary was Bt18 billion.
The change automatically threw the seniority system and pay scales for the civil service out of kilter.
Deputy Prime Minister Kittiratt Na-Ranong has instructed the Civil Service Commission to restore seniority and pay grades via the salary adjustment.
Government officials employed up to 10 years before the January pay hike will have their pay adjusted in two steps over the two fiscal years of 2013 and 2014 so that they keep their differential over the new hires.
The budget is divided into Bt12 billion for pay adjustments in 2013 and Bt8 billion for the following year.
