Fesap regrets the “few” responses from the Government to its demands and hopes that the executive will present a “more complete and concrete proposal”, in light of the annual negotiation process that is being carried out.
“After having faced, in the first negotiation meeting, the presentation, by the Government, of a negotiation proposal of just one page, where there are few answers given to the demand document of the unions that comprise it, Fesap hopes “that the Government, in the negotiation meetings that have been scheduled in the meantime, can give more and better responses to the issues presented,” states the Federation of Public Administration Unions and Entities with Public Purposes (Fesap), in a statement.
Among the issues that the federation led by José Abraão wants to be discussed is “Compliance and improvement of the multi-year agreement for the evaluation of Public Administration workers.”, signed by the previous government, the “salaries and other matters of pecuniary impact”, such as food subsidies, bonuses and subsidies for failure, the “revision of unrevised careers” and “the valorization of careers and the creation of new races.” ”, he highlights.
The Lusa agency questioned the Ministry of Finance about when it plans to send a new proposal to the Public Administration unions, but has not yet received a response.
The Government will meet again on Wednesday, at the Ministry of Finance, in Lisbon, with the three Public Services federations, within the framework of the annual general negotiation process of Public Administrations.
The meeting with the Common Front is scheduled for 8:30 a.m., the Fesap meeting for 10 a.m. and the Trade Union Front, led by the STE, for 11:30 a.m., according to the respective unions in Lusa.
At last week’s meeting, the Government proposed that the update of the remuneration base of Public Administrations (BRAP) be raised to 870.50 euros gross in 2025, 50 cents above what is defined for the national minimum wage. according to the three union structures.
Both Fesap and the Common Front warned that this initial proposal does not comply with the agreement for the valuation of Public Administration workers, which was signed with the previous executive and which provides for increases of about 52 euros for gross monthly salaries of up to 1,754 euros. and 2% for higher salaries.
Even so, they pointed out that it is not a “closed proposal” and that the Government was available to negotiate.
In the State Budget proposal for 2025, the Government plans to spend 597 million euros on the annual salary update of public servants. It should be noted that this is the expected expenditure estimate in light of the agreement on the assessment of Public Administration workers.
The Government has already indicated that this agreement must be fulfilled, but is still analyzing whether there is room to go further. The OE2025 proposal also foresees 448 million euros for progressions and promotions and the increase in the minimum wage.
Regarding non-reviewed careers, the STE indicated, in a statement after last week’s meeting, that the calendar given by the Government provides for the review of the careers of judicial officials and firefighters in 2024, review of the careers of technicians higher healthcare, legal medicine and social reintegration/reeducation in 2025 and review of the career of inspectors in 2026.
The Ministry of Finance, in a statement, did not detail the proposal it presented to the unions and limited itself to saying that “the initial proposals focus on unreviewed careers that the Government considers a priority for review throughout the legislature, as well as as the Remuneration Base of workers.” Public Administration for 2025”.
“The next meetings with these unions are already scheduled, which will take place in October, with a view to continuing this negotiation process,” added the guardianship. According to Fesap, in addition to Wednesday’s meeting, two other meetings were planned for October 21 and 29.
Source: Observadora
