The National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof) on Tuesday said the government’s new proposal to revise the Academic Careers Regulations on Tuesday “has limitations” in tackling precarious work among scientists.
After leaving a meeting with the Minister of Education, Science and Innovation Fernando Alexandre, Fenprof Secretary General Mario Nogueira told reporters that the document presented to the unions “has limitations, especially in relation to the fight against instability.”
Fernando Alexandre presented on Tuesday to the unions a new proposal to revise the Regulation on Scientific Careers, annulment of the proposal approved in July 2023 by the previous government (PS) and whose negotiations with the unions were suspended at the end of the year after the fall of the executive led by António Costa.
“We will have to analyze all the details, but the fight against precarity is through hiring, not through a new law,” said Nuno Peixinho, a precarious employment researcher and member of Fenprof’s Department of Higher Education and Research, stressing that what is needed is “open career competitions.”
Among measures to “create conditions for good work for all researchers,” the government’s Democratic Alliance program, published on April 10, proposes revising the Research Career Regulations.
The current Research Careers Act has been in force since 1999, and its revision, demanded by fellows and scientists, has been delayed by successive governments.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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