Civil servants protest against new salary system
Civil servants of the Neuchâtel government in French-speaking western Switzerland went on strike again Wednesday to protest against the introduction of a performance-linked salary system.
Civil servants of the Neuchâtel government in French-speaking western Switzerland went on strike again Wednesday to protest against the introduction of a performance-linked salary system.
The strike marks the continuation of a partial walkout on Monday, when just over half of Neuchâtel’s civil servants took to the streets to demand “real negotiations” about the new salary system.
The cantonal government wants to introduce new salary brackets for civil service employees and link part of the salary to a worker’s performance.
The system is to be formally adopted later in the day. If approved, it would make Neuchâtel the first French-speaking canton to introduce the system.
“They simply want to force this down our throat without really talking to us,” one of the protestors said.
There have been heated debates during the past months over whether such a performance-linked salary system should be introduced into the civil service. Similar bonus payment proposals have been made for teachers in some cantons.
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