The Directorate General for the Administration of Justice (DGAJ) has acknowledged the delay in recognizing the length of service during the probationary period for the promotion of 532 judicial officials, as ordered by the Administrative Court of Lisbon (TACL).
At issue is TACL’s May 2, 2023 decision, which follows an administrative action taken in 2009 that recognized the right of the 532 judicial officers who signed on to the lawsuit to have their seniority counted during their probationary period for promotion. their careers and which ordered the Department of Justice to compensate victims for the consequences of the lack of counting.
“Given the complexity of the operations involved, it is reported that despite efforts made to date in this regard, full execution of the sentence has not been completed and material operations for effective execution are still ongoing,” the DGAJ admitted. in a note published on the official website.
The body, headed by Judge Isabelle Namora, also added that the operations should be “completed within the next two months” regarding the bailiffs affected by the decision.
On July 12, the DGAJ issued a statement in which it stated that it had “already begun to carry out the material actions and operations necessary to implement” the TACL verdict, and that it would proceed “in due course to address all pending situations”, although it also suggested that it was anticipating “a complex and time-consuming task.”
When asked about the position of the body overseen by the Ministry of Justice, the president of the Union of Judicial Servants (SFJ), António Marsal, assured that he was not surprised and recalled that last week he warned the bailiffs – both those who were participants in the action or others, who believe they are affected by this decision to submit a data set to the union to ensure their rights are recognised.
“I am not surprised that this is because DGAJ does not have the budget to pay the amounts in question. With these 532 bailiffs – and several thousand more, some perhaps even retired – we could be talking about several million euros. The effects of actions taking into account the principle of equality must extend to all workers who meet the same conditions,” emphasized Leader Lusa.
The President of the Union of Justice Workers (SOJ), Carlos Almeida, expressed regret over the delay in resolving this issue and once again criticized the management of the DGAJ, calling on the Supreme Council of the Judiciary (CSM) to cease service. commission judge Isabel Namora and deputy director general judge Ana Claudia Cáceres Pires.
“The DGAJ is once again postponing the implementation of the court’s decision. I believe that the CSM should dissolve the service committee of those most responsible for the DGAJ, whose activities were more political than respectful of the governing body. sovereignty – courts. The maintenance of these service commissions did not bring prestige to either the judiciary or the courts due to the actions taken,” he concluded.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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