Public Administration employees began receiving agreed salary increases on February 20, with retroactive payments from January, lifting the Public Administration base salary (remuneração base da Administração Pública) to €934.99 from €878.41 — a 6.44% rise. Workers with gross monthly pay up to €2,734.36 will see a fixed increase of €56.58, while higher salaries are adjusted by 2.15%; the change stems from a new agreement signed with two public-sector unions. Public-sector staff should check payrolls for retroactive payments and employers or contractors should budget for the higher wage bill.