Gov’t approves salary bonus regulations
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The Georgian Government has approved new salary bonus regulations for people working in Government structures.
Cabinet passed the document at today’s Governmental meeting.
Head of the Public Service Bureau Ekaterine Kardava said salary bonuses were not properly regulated under existing legislation, which was why new regulations were needed.
"So the regulations have been approved and we will present its content to people very soon,” Kardava said.
Under the new rules, high ranking public figures will be deprived the right of prescribing bonuses to themselves.
All bonuses will be required to be signed off by the head of a division only after an employee’s direct supervisor provided a detailed explanation why the person deserved a bonus. If there is no person who ranks higher in a Governmental institution, the Prime Minister will be given the right to decide if a bonus is necessary.
Cash bonuses cannot be higher than the person’s salary and bonuses will be offered no more than once every quarter.
People working in Georgian Government structures will no longer be able to enjoy unlimited salary bonuses.
The Georgian Government will present unified regulations for officials’ salaries and bonuses next month.
A unified system to cap salary bonuses will be created for people working in Government structures after information leaked claiming Corrections staff had received cash bonuses reaching 40,000 GEL.
Georgia will have a more "organized and transparent” public service system thanks to a reform the country is about to adopt.
A new amendment is being added to the Public Service Law, which introduces new salary bonus regulations for people working in Government structures.