SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 30th October (EUROPA PRESS) –
The civil servants of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands working within the Administration of Justice, including the roles of managers, processors, judicial assistants, and forensics, are set to receive an increase in their specific complement of between 325 and 345 euros per month over a three-year period. This will involve a payment of 30% in 2025, followed by 40% in 2026, and the remaining 30% in 2027, amounting to a total of 13 million euros.
This was confirmed by the agreement signed today, Wednesday, between the Minister of the Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice and Security, Nieves Lady Barreto, and representatives from the trade union organisations STAJ, UGT, CSIF, IC, and CCOO regarding the salary enhancement impacting over 2,600 workers from the Autonomous Community.
The president of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, expressed his delight over the agreement reached with the Justice Administration unions to revise the specific complement. “It demonstrates that with goodwill and dialogue, we can reach agreements.” He added, “It’s remarkable that this is regarded as news, yet it is, and we can all take pride in this achievement as we have operated with loyalty, transparency, and sensitivity to secure a single aim: for workers to receive the remuneration they deserve, which in turn will enhance the service provided to citizens,” he remarked.
By signing this agreement with the union organisations, the Government of the Canary Islands has fulfilled one of its commitments made at the beginning of the term concerning the staff of the Justice Administration to improve the conditions for these public servants. The president also expressed satisfaction with the agreement made yesterday with the four bar associations to elevate the scales of the official shift, alongside the increase for the special immigration shift. “Acknowledging this work is a matter of justice,” he stated.
Nieves Lady Barreto congratulated the five unions for their willingness to negotiate since the discussions commenced in March and praised their dedication and efforts amidst the high litigation rates experienced, as well as their adaptability to modernise public management. “After two years marked by strikes and protests, the Ministry of Justice opted to raise this supplement solely for those communities without transferred Justice, omitting the remaining Autonomous Communities. The Government of the Canary Islands was required to respond suitably, and we have accomplished this,” Barreto explained.
The union representatives underscored the efforts made by both parties to advance this agreement and expressed their gratitude to the Government for its determination in reaching an accord that acknowledges the contributions of Justice workers, thereby allowing the Canary Islands to rise from the back of the queue, positioning itself fourth in the ranking of Autonomous Communities in terms of the complement.
