STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1291, sig. 109-4/1045

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81 242 unskilled workers together. After their employment, the new forces first receive a 42-day theoretical and practical instruction, after which they have to take a test for the fire service. After half a year has elapsed, they are re-examined, which is maintained before being transferred to a permanent employment relationship according to the order of duty with increased requirements.The newly employed crews are generally to work for two years as employees in the wage relationship before they are transferred to the pragmatic employment relationship. However, there are currently about 300 men in the pay ratio of the fire brigade, who are partly employed for over 2 years. According to the employment principles in Altreich, firefighters are initially hired on trial as Rottmeister. After 1/2 years of probation, the Rottmasters are transferred to grade A 8a in the civil servant ratio to counter-call. A further year will be spent on permanent employment. Before this scheme was introduced in 1984, firefighters were employed for an initial period of one year, after which they ran for three years as civil servants on a counter-claim in grade A 7a. After 4 years of total service , this ratio has been automatically converted into a civil servant - legal employment for life . According to the previous establishment plan , l5 Oberbrandmeister and Brandneister are employed in the position of gagists . As such , a married servant with 2 children receives: as initial salary ................................................ K 26.526.-- " Final salary ......................................... K 39.O24.- For the same person, Group A 5 b gives an initial salary of .......... K 34.54l.60 " Final wage of ............ K 55.1o8.80 When the Oberbrandmeister was classified in the payroll group A 5b, they would hardly be represented on full pay.