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Friday, 29.03.2024, 12:22
Estonia: Avg salary of rescuers to rise to EUR 1,000
"This is the largest salary rise that there has ever
been in the Rescue Board and all employees of the Rescue Board will be included
in it. I am very grateful to all who have been involved in achieving this in
some way or another. With all salary changes, my main wish has been to value
education and the career system," Kuno
Tammearu, director general of the Rescue Board, said. Tammearu added that a
strong Rescue Board is needed for ensuring the safety of every person in
Estonia.
"Strength is given to us by people, but in order to
find and keep good and capable people, we must be competitive on the labor
market. In addition, we must motivate those who wish to move forward within the
organization and work to become the head of a brigade or an area manager, for
instance," Tammearu said.
The salary budget of the Rescue Board for the next year will
increase by 7.9 mln euros or 20%. Most of it, that is 5.8 mln euros, will go
toward increasing the salaries on the brigade level.
The salary of rescuers will increase the most starting from
the new year -- the average basic salary of rescuers will be 1,000 euros. This
year, the average basic salary of rescuers was 808 euros. Added to the basic
salary of rescuers will be 11 % of additional remuneration for working at night
and during holidays.
"The salary rise of the new year is a intermediate
victory on a journey aiming to ensure that the salary of a rescuer in 2020
would be on par with the average wage in Estonia," Tammearu said.
The salaries of employees of other fields of the Rescue
Board will increase by an average of 15.4%.
The Rescue Board maintains the safety of the people of
Estonia and is a trustworthy partner in ensuring the security of the state. It
is the third largest public sector organization and employs approximately 2,200
people.