Additional payments to officials

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Public workers trabajan en servicios públicos y diferentes profesiones, se dedican al empleo público y otros servicios. Quizá hayas escuchado de muchas persons que han pensado en become civil servants, which is understandable given that the working conditions and the salary with which they have, is something that a very good job possibility is contemplated. This despite the fact that the salary has undergone changes and has been frozen in recent years ...

How much do civil servants earn today?

The base salary of public workers as they are the civil servants it goes more and more in ascent; despite being a victim of the crisis, having suffered cuts and salary cuts, at the same time freezes and that many officials were left without the right to obtain extra payments.

Recently the government announced that the salary of public servants will not increase, at least not until there are no budgets available. Today the government wants to obtain a deficit of 3.1%, with an adjustment of 16,500 euros, which is why such decisions have been made regarding the salary of public officials.

The salaries of Public officials may vary by task force. of which the worker is a part. On average, a public official of group A charges up to 1,120 euros per month, compared to 553 euros for an official of group E. To this are added the extra payments they receive at certain times of the year.

Groups in which officials are divided

• Group A; here they are differentiated by their division into two subgroups (A1 and A2). The officials who are within subgroup A1, called the Technical Body of General Management, are in charge of supervising, executing, controlling, studying and proposing different administrative opinions at a higher level.

Those who belong to subgroup A2, called the Management Body, collaborate in administration at a higher level, management tasks at a general level and are, for example, support to a head of service or administrative staff.

• B Group; Primarily responsible for administration and implementation activities.

• Group C; there is the division into two subgroups, C1 and C2. The public servants that are in subgroup C1, also called the Management Body, are developed by providing data and reports, propose and control files, control, monitor and record different files and important documentation.

They are also responsible for the execution of complex accounting calculations.

The officers of subgroup C2, called the Auxiliary Body, serve as tools with which the public communicates, records and files documents, performs simple operations and manages the text in an administrative manner.

• Group E; Those who are known as Subaltern Corps, are in charge of carrying out surveillance and maintenance tasks, as well as the distribution of correspondence.

The salary of civil servants by groups

As mentioned previously, public officials are divided into different groups, which in turn are in charge of carrying out different activities and services for the community. The payment they receive depends on the group in which the official is, as follows;

• Group A1 participants have a salary of 1,120 euros per month. In turn, to this figure 43.08 euros are added to the passage of every three years that the individual reaches performing an administrative service. Group A2 workers have a base salary of 968.57 euros per month, to which are added 35.12 euros every three years of service.
• Let us now turn to the civil servants belonging to group B, who obtain up to 846.66 euros, to which another 30.83 euros are accumulated for every three years to the administrative service.
• Group E officials earn € 553.96 per month, plus € 13.61 every three years.

Extra payments They were born as special bonuses, which are given to employees at the same time as their base salary. Today, bonuses are alternatives to distribute an employee's salary; in Spain, employees have two extra payments by default. Therefore, they have 12 monthly payments plus two extra, one at Christmas and one in summer.

Public officials are offered various additional payments, such as Christmas bonuses in the month of December, as an example.

Public workers have enjoyed extra pay over the yearsBut this has not always been the case for officials. There have been restrictions that prevent officials from acquiring their extra payments on different occasions. The Christmas bonus has been denied to all public management officials, which affects a total of 67,000 employees in health, education, management, among others.

The extra pay and the controversies that it brings with it have given much to talk about in recent years. This has caused several protests and marches against such decisions of the central government.

Since when is there an extra pay for civil servants?

There are records dating back to 1944, which describe a rule for the month of December by which an extra Christmas pay is defined for employees, which was supposed to be only for that year. Consequently, in the year 1945, it is published that the Christmas bonus rule is now in a permanent state. This is the origin with respect to the extra salary of the employees.

Now, if it is about the civil servants, we refer then to December of the year 1949, in which a decree is described to pay a monthly installment in the year of 1950. The justification? The economic circumstances that existed at that time, so it was advisable to pay an extra fee to public officials.

With the passing of the years you are additional payments have evolved, so it was not only a Christmas bonus, but now an extra payment was also offered on July 18, which commemorates July 18, 1947, which also pays tribute to the commemorative meal that the companies organized for its staff, in commemoration of the national uprising of July 18.

Of course, there is the opportunity that the extra payments will disappear; Topics like this can be treated within convention and seriously considered. However, issues such as the impact this may have on national consumption and trade are holding back the idea of ending extraordinary payments to public employees.

Additional payments are handled differently in other countries around the world. In countries like the United Kingdom, 12 monthly payments are charged. In Germany 14 payments are collected, along with various supplements. In Austria 14 monthly payments are paid per year. In France, employees receive 13 monthly payments and in Finland 12 and a half.

• UK; In the UK, for example, there are no extra payments, not even at Christmas. However, sometimes some companies distribute a small amount of money within the private sector, something that could be considered as a bonus, but it is only a small amount of money and does not come close to a full salary.
• Belgium; There are two additional payments which are Summer and Christmas, which represent 75% of a total monthly payment.
• USA; there is no extra Christmas pay here. However, some companies grant some financial bonuses that are delivered at the end of the year, which are delivered mainly to the top managers of the companies.

• Group A1; 691.21 euros, adding 26.58 euros every three years.
• Group A2; 706.38 euros, plus 25.61 euros every three years.
• B Group; 731.75 euros and 26.65 euros more at three years.
• Group C1; 628.53 euros, along with 22.93 euros every three years.
• Group C2; 599.73 euros, to which 17.91 euros are added every three years of services.

I want to be a civil servant, what should I do?

First of all, you must be Spanish or a citizen of any other country in the European Union. You must be allowed to serve in a public function, in other words, you must not be restricted from participation in public services due to an active disciplinary sanction.

Some of the main requirements to be a public official are:

• You must be 16 years or older, without having reached a clear retirement age.
• You must not have a criminal record, as these will prevent you from participating in public management services.
• Not suffer from any illness, physical or psychological condition that prevents them from developing within the functions of an official.

conclusion

Extraordinary payments have been part of the base salary of civil servants and public employees for years. We live in a time of change, in which new reforms and laws may emerge that affect the extra pay offered to employees, but it will be just to wait and see what happens.