The Spanish government and civil service labour unions have signed an agreement, the “social package”, which notably establishes pay rises for civil servants for the next three years. This is the first such agreement in Europe to include a fixed component and a variable component indexed to the country’s economic situation. More specifically, in addition to the cumulative 6.1% increase in pay over the period, civil servants will receive 1.30% if Spain’s GDP growth rate is 3.1% (or higher) in 2018, then 2.5% (or higher) in both 2019 and 2020.

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