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North Macedonia public sector and pension increases

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The VMRO-DPMNE-led government in North Macedonia has continued its efforts continues to raise income across various sectors through collective agreements implement salary and pension adjustments. increases across various sectors. In the public sector, recent agreements with unions UPOZ and SADO aim to improve pay for administrative staff. Education workers have seen a 20% salary increase, with primary and secondary school employees on track for raises between 46% and 60% within one mandate, and university professors receiving a 14% increase. In healthcare, an annex to the collective agreement raised salaries by 4,815 denars net, with nurses expected to reach total raises of 50% by the end of the mandate. Additional agreements have been established for the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Water Economy and security personnel. Regarding pensions, a new harmonization is scheduled for September. Moving away from previous linear increases, the legal adjustment will be calculated as a percentage based on monthly income levels. As the Law on Pension and Disability Insurance is set to begin on September 1. This adjustment, which aligns pensions with the cost of late August, more than 350,000 pensioners are living and average net salary growth, is expected to receive an increase of approximately 3% starting result in September. increased payments starting October 1. Minister of Economy Social Policy, Demography and Labor Besar Durmishi has Youth Djoko Velkovski indicated the government is open to dialogue regarding a new formula for adjusting the minimum wage, potentially basing calculations on the median wage. He also addressed the Law on Public Enterprises in State Ownership, stating implementation is delayed by one year to allow for institutional adaptation. final increase could range between 3% and 3.5%. Politically, VMRO-DPMNE has released data claiming faster growth in average salaries and pensions under their administration compared to the previous SDS-DUI government. They report The party reports that average salaries rose from approximately 40,900 denars in July 2024 to over 49,500 denars by May 2026, and an average monthly growth of over 370 denars. They further claim average old-age pensions increased from approximately 22,850 denars in July 2024 to over 29,700 denars in the same period. May 2026, representing a monthly increase of about 300 denars.

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  1. 2026-08-31 15:08 UTC North Macedonia public sector and pension increases
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