House approves 10% social welfare raise for employees not covered by Civil Service Act

After what felt like a lifetime of postponements, House passes 10% hardship raise: The House of Representatives finally approved the 10% hardship raise for state bureaucrats not covered under the Civil Service Act, Al Borsa reports. The bonus will be calculated using the base salary, and not the gross salary, the House’s Manpower Committee secretary said. MPs agreed with the Finance Ministry that the raise will range from EGP 65-120, House Manpower Committee member Khaled Abdel Aziz said. The raise will be issued before Ramadan, towards the end of May.