INDEX POINT INCREASE 2022. The unfreezing of the civil service index point was implemented on 1 July (+3.5%). What gain in the public service? For who ? We take stock.
[Mis à jour le 6 juillet 2022 à 09h54] The news was eagerly awaited by the entire public service: the index point for civil servants has been unfrozen since July 1! The increase in the order of 3.5% is a first since 2017and the largest revaluation of the index point for more than 37 years. A historic increase therefore, but not necessarily to the taste of the opposition. Jean-Luc Melenchon (Nudes) demanded a net increase of 10%. Same thing for the CGT. In any event, civil servants will see their salaries increase as of August 9 2022, with the July salary being paid a month later. A retroactive effect to July 1 will be applied. But then, how much are you really going to earn on your payslip? What does this 3.5% increase correspond to? Here are four concrete examples:
- Town Clerk with 15 years of experience: +57.30 euros per month
- Peacekeeper with 15 years of experience: +€68.50 per month
- Mid-career midwife: +€110.80 per month
- Nurse anesthetist with 8 years of experience: +€91.10 per month
This thawing of the index point remains, despite everything, a costly maneuver which could amount to 7.5 billion euros for the state. This increase in the civil service index point comes as inflation continues to rise in France (5.8% in June over one year) and that the teaching profession is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. The job attracts less and less, especially because of the remuneration, especially among school teachers at the start of their careers. In mathematics and German, the Capes eligibility results revealed significant deficiencies. These two subjects are not full, the number of vacancies remains higher than the number of eligible candidates.
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 (5.8% inflation in June 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 for several months (5.8% in June over one year). Want to save money? Here is our file dedicated to promotions and savings in these times of rising consumer prices: