ARTICLE · 03 JULY 2019

Minimum Wages And Special Salary Increases For 2019

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State servants who are subject to the Law include those who work in Ministries, public authorities and administrations, governorates and municipalities.

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On 30^th March 2019, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi announced the minimum wages and the salary increases and adjustments that will enter into application on 1st July 2019. The scope of application and details of the announcement are as follows:

State Servants who subject to Civil Service Law

The announcement decided the following wage benefits to state servants who are subject to the application of the Civil Service Law No. 81/2016 (the "Law")

Annual wage increment of 7% of the basic wage with a minimum of EGP 75.
Exceptional additional increment of EGP 150 to confront the high inflation.
Increasing the minimum monthly wage from EGP 1,200 to EGP 2,000.

State servants who are subject to the Law include those who work in Ministries, public authorities and administrations, governorates and municipalities.

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