In Feb. 2014, "the Vatican announced an immediate end to new hires and imposed a freeze on wage-increases and overtime in an effort to cut costs and offset budget shortfalls. New lay people are still being hired to work in the Vatican, but with “religious contracts.” In most cases, people under these contracts end up working for many years, with no benefits, no guaranteed vacation days or no health insurance." (cruxnow.com)
Jan. 2017, the pope ordered Cardinal Gerhard Müller to fire three priests, all of whom worked there a long time, from the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith without explanation. (onepeterfive.com)