The advisor position in public service will no longer be paid

Individuals employed as advisors in public service who currently receive compensation will have to carry out their advisory duties without pay.

More specifically, the work of advisors to civil servants or individuals equated with civil servants—who perform their advisory functions continuously as part of official duties—will no longer be remunerated.

This initiative is part of the proposed amendments to the Law on Public Service. The bill was prepared by MPs from the “Georgian Dream” party and has already been introduced in Parliament.

The current law allows state-political officials to hire paid advisors. However, under the proposed amendments, the advisor position becomes unpaid. This regulation will also apply to legal entities under public law, except for those in the fields of culture, education, science, research, sports, religion, and membership-based public law entities.

“As the advisor’s position, by its nature, is not as demanding or equivalent to other forms of public service employment, it is therefore advisable that the work of advisors to civil servants or those equated with civil servants should not be paid,” states the explanatory note of the draft law.