The Union of Inspectors SEF on Tuesday considered that the transfer of these specialists to the judicial police should be carried out in accordance with the principle of “equal work, equal pay”, arguing that this issue will become a “red line” in negotiations with the government.
“It makes no sense that when the current SEF inspectors join the careers of PJ Special Criminal Investigators, there will be inspectors with fewer years in their careers, earning more than others who have more years of service,” he told Lusa. Union of Investigators and Inspectors SEF (SCIF/SEF), Acasio Pereira.
This week, the government published a draft decree-law that regulates the transfer of workers from the Aliens and Borders Service to the judicial police, the Institute of Registries and Notary Services (IRN) and the future Portuguese Agency for Migration and Asylum (APMA). ) as part of the SEF restructuring.
The publication opens the formal phase of the trade union negotiation process, the liquidation of the SEF ends with final approval at a meeting of the Council of Ministers.
The inspectors’ union believes that the draft decree-law that will regulate the transfer of inspectors from SEF to PJ does not guarantee the principle of “equal work, equal pay”, being a “red line” that must be observed and from which the union “will make it a point of honor to negotiate with government” that will take place from now on.
Acasio Pereira said that “SEF inspectors transferred to the PJ will be placed at the appropriate levels in the PJ special career in criminal investigations, and at these levels, the years of service they have already completed as SEF inspectors must be fully respected.” “.
“It does not make sense that at the same levels in the judicial police there are inspectors with less experience who earn more than others with more experience, just because the latter have just arrived from the GSO,” the police department explained. union leader.
The SEF Investigation and Inspection Service currently includes about 900 inspectors in active duty and about 100 inspectors on standby (retired).
Workers in the field of general and information technology should be distributed between the IRN and APMA.
The restructuring of the SEF will allow inspectors to remain at air and sea border posts for up to two years, which will be taken over by the PSP and GNR.
In a note, the Ministry of Internal Affairs explained that the SEF inspectors, despite being transferred to the joint venture, will continue to perform functions at air and sea border posts under the transitional regime of functional distribution.
According to the MOI, these inspectors will continue to train PRT and PSP officers in border control and will be eligible for initial remuneration and time allowances provided for under this allocation regime.
With the restructuring of the SEF, the powers of the police will be transferred to the PSP, GNR and PJ, and the current powers in administrative matters in relation to foreign citizens will be carried out by the APMA and the Institute of Registration and Notary.
The decision to restructure the SEF was made by the previous government and approved by the Assembly of the Republic in November 2021, but has already been postponed twice.