INDEX POINT INCREASE. The civil service index point increased by 3.5% on July 1, 2022. What gain on the payslip? For who ? We tell you everything.
[Mis à jour le 1er juillet 2022 à 15h27] The increase in the index point is effective as of this Friday, July 1, 2022. Gradually, this thaw of the public service index point appeared to be one of Emmanuel Macron’s priorities in the face of the crisis in the sector, in particular concerning the hiring of teachers. Inflation also putting the purchasing power of French households at risk (5.8% in June over a year), the government had no choice but to act. This is why the salaries of civil servants (teachers, nurses, police officers, soldiers, etc.), contract workers included, are increased by 3.5% ! This increase will not be visible on the payslip of the concerned until August. But don’t worry, a retroactive effect is planned for July 1, 2022. to allow beneficiaries to be able to pocket the increase for the month of July. You just have to wait another month. This is the first time that the salaries of civil servants have been increased in general since 2017, it was under the presidency François Hollande. But then, what does this increase really represent on the payslip? What will be the gain from the month ofAugust 2022 ? Here are some concrete examples provided by the ministry:
- Town Clerk (15 years of experience): +€57.30 per month
- Midwifery (mid-career): +110.80 euros per month
- Guardian of the peace (15 years of seniority): +€68.50 per month
- Nurse anesthetist (8 years of experience): +€91.10 per month
This thaw of the civil servants’ index point has been a top priority in recent months. The teaching profession, in particular, no longer attracts enough. The figures from the last competition for school teachers in 2022 in Ile-de-France attest to this. In total, 2 out of 3 positions have not been filled and 2,000 positions are still vacant for the start of the school year in September. As a reminder, the financing of this operation should prove to be extremely costly for the State, around 7.5 billion euros.
The increase in the index point for civil servants by 3.5% has been in effect since Tuesday, June 28, announced by the Minister of Transformation and the Civil Service, Stanislas Guerini during a social conference. The thaw of the index point, which serves as a basis in the calculation of public officials will be part of the purchasing power bill. As since its introduction, the index point must take inflation into account to allow the salaries of civil servants to follow the evolution of the rise in consumer prices (5.2% inflation in May 2022 on a year).
Problem, this clue point was frozen between 2010 and 2017. A thaw took place under François Hollande, the index point then increased by 0.6% on July 1, 2016 and 0.6% again on February 1, 2017. July 2022 therefore marks the first salary increase for civil servants in five years. On the side of the unions of civil servants, the increase claimed was of the order of 10%, in particular on the side of the CGT. On the one hand, to compensate for the harmful effects of inflation, but also to compensate for the losses of the civil servants related to the freezing of the point in 2010. It will not have been heard.
The amount of the civil service index point has been completely frozen since 2017. Indeed, for more than 5 years, no general increase in the remuneration of public officials has taken place. Only a few categorical increases have been implemented by Emmanuel Macron since his election as President of the Republic in 2017. For the time being, the value of this index point is €4.68. In other words, an annual treatment value of €5,623.23.
The value of the index point amounts to €4.68602 since February 1, 2017 for an annual salary value of €5,623.23. Note that this figure has been rising steadily since March 1, 1995.
The thaw of the index point seems essential for a profession that is suffering from its reputation, and which is unable to recruit enough. In addition, some public officials have not benefited from the categorical measures taken by Emmanuel Macron. The Head of State preferring more general revaluation measures, before changing his mind recently on this famous index point. The increase in the index point is also linked to the constant rise in inflation, which has largely reduced the purchasing power of French households in recent months (5.2% in May over one year). Want to save money? Here is our file dedicated to promotions and savings in these times of rising consumer prices: