World Bank consultants will receive smaller pay increases than their full-time colleagues for the coming fiscal year, a practice that has upset contractors, harmed morale, and caused friction between the two types of workers.
According to an internal announcements posted on the World Bank’s intranet, seen by Devex, all short-term consultants at the Washington headquarters are eligible for a 3.4% pay increase for the coming fiscal year. But full-time employees are also eligible for an additional 1.5% based on performance, which is not available to consultants.
Pay increases and renewal of short-term workers’ contracts is purely at the discretion of their managers and since they don’t receive performance evaluations, that is usually overlooked.
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Teresa Welsh is a Senior Reporter at Devex. She has reported from more than 10 countries and is currently based in Washington, D.C. Her coverage focuses on Latin America; U.S. foreign assistance policy; fragile states; food systems and nutrition; and refugees and migration. Prior to joining Devex, Teresa worked at McClatchy's Washington Bureau and covered foreign affairs for U.S. News and World Report. She was a reporter in Colombia, where she previously lived teaching English. Teresa earned bachelor of arts degrees in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of Wisconsin.
