For the Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Ghita Mezzour, the social agreement signed this Saturday between the government, employers and trade unions is “historic and represents real progress for the situation of officials”. She cites as key measures:
- The increase in the minimum wage in the public service, which will rise to 3,500 dirhams. This is a measure that will come into effect from September 1, 2022.
- The abolition, from 1 January 2023, of scale 7 for civil servants belonging to the corps of administrative and technical assistants to ensure them a motivating professional career.
- The increase in the grade promotion quota, from 30% to 36%, which will increase the number of employees benefiting from promotions each year. This measure will come into force on January 1, 2023.
“These are measures that will considerably impact the purchasing power of civil servants, and improve their daily lives”, indicates the Minister.
Regarding the granting to the father, for the first time in Morocco, of the right to parental leave, Ms. Mezzour affirms that this measure aims to enable civil servants to better reconcile professional and private life. And to specify that “like other questions stipulated in this social agreement, this measure must now be the subject of a bill and be adopted by Parliament”.
Another flagship measure of this agreement is the revision of the requirements relating to compensation for occupational diseases and accidents at work. “the percentage of compensation in the event of total disability or death will be increased, and the procedures and procedures for benefiting from compensation will be considerably simplified,” explains the minister.
Ms. Mezzour also indicates that the government will now focus on the deployment of the commitments made under this agreement. “Today there are measures that require new legislative provisions, and we must strive to put the bills in place and have them examined by Parliament. In the public sector, for example, we are committed to reviewing the continuing training system. Legislative and regulatory measures must therefore be adopted to adapt continuing training to the different stages of the employee’s professional career, and take into account both the satisfaction of the needs of the administration and the upgrading of the skills of civil servants”, notes Ms. Mezzour. .