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Casablanca – Negotiations over wages and family benefits are heating up between the government, three trade unions, and the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco (CGEM), as representatives hope to reach a new agreement before Labor Day.
The government’s proposal includes two significant changes in favor of employees and those with children. The first, a 10% rise in the minimum wage, would be phased in over two years – 5% from September 2022, followed by a further 5% increase a year later.
The second key change would be an increase in family allowances for families with more than three children, from 36 to 100 dirhams. This policy comes in addition to CNSS payments, currently fixed at 300 dirhams per month for each of the first three children.
Responding to the government’s offer, the trade unions and the CGEM submitted their response yesterday, Thursday, April 28.
To promote public-private sector equality, the government also plans to boost the minimum wage in the civil service by 16%, from MAD 3,000 ($299) to MAD 3,500 ($349) per month.
Minimum wage employees in the government sector, however, are becoming increasingly rare following adjustments to civil service salary scales. Salaries for workers on scales 5 and 6, the lowest rungs, account for only 13.41% of overall personnel expenditures.
The new agreement additionally proposes the elimination of the 3,240-day threshold necessary to receive the CNSS pension. According to the government’s new approach, pensions will be prorated based on the number of days declared.
The administration intends to examine the income tax thresholds next year, in the 2023 budget review.
