Service pay will increase significantly next year

Service pay will increase significantly next year. This follows on from the Personnel Management Concept which is now being finalised. The MOD will submit it to the Cabinet for consideration this December. Under the new pay arrangements, the minimum pay for an active duty soldier should reach the average monthly salary in the national economy. As of today, a 2nd Degree Private serving up to 1 year earns €707.50, whereas he will earn €778.25 after the 10-percent indexation as from January 2019. And with additional changes included, regular soldierʼs pay will go up by an additional €300.

 
The new Concept also reckons on a change to the remuneration of active duty soldiers which under the new pay system is not to be based on the rank but on the official appointment performed by a member of the SVK Armed Forces. On this, the MOD will submit a legislative proposal to the Cabinet in January 2019. The MOD leadership has already been in negotiation with the Ministry of Finance over the change to the pay particulars, with the intention of covering the cost of the increased pay and the change to the pay system from the allocated 2019 Defence budget. If the Concept and the legislative proposal are approved, the change to the pay system, including the pay increase, will take effect from mid-2019.
 
Through these steps, the MOD leaders reaffirm that modernization, personnel training and remuneration must be in full alignment across the dimensions, believing that thoroughly trained and adequately remunerated human potential is an inevitable pre-requisite for securing the defence capability of the Slovak Republic.