Andorra PS Councillor Demands Studies on Justice Staff Pay Reform Bill

Laia Moliné, a councillor from Andorra's Social Democratic Party (PS), has registered a request with the Sindicatura for comprehensive technical documentation underpinning a government bill to reform the organisation, professional classifications, pay scales and competence distribution for justice administration staff.

The move aims to scrutinise changes affecting personnel at the Superior Council of Justice, ensuring they rest on objective, transparent and verifiable grounds. The PS emphasises justice's need for heightened institutional autonomy from the executive, requiring any staff regime alterations to be rigorously justified.

While the bill's memorandum advocates aligning justice personnel conditions with the general civil service—retaining some sector-specific elements—the PS argues authorities have not explained why these traits necessitate a separate pay structure or outlined the technical criteria for job classifications.

Moliné described such studies as essential before the General Council debates the bill. "If the reform establishes a distinct regime for justice administration staff, the bare minimum is to know the studies justifying it. Decisions impacting public workers' conditions and pay must rely on technical, objective and transparent criteria," she said.

Her request seeks the current list of job positions, descriptive manuals for each role, valuation reports, applied methodology, scoring factors, points per post, legal opinions backing pay categories and economic analyses of the new model.

The PS holds that this material is vital to evaluate whether the overhaul genuinely strengthens justice operations and independence, or leaves core choices without adequate technical support. The party does not challenge specialised treatment for justice staff but demands it be evidenced through impartial assessments rather than mere principles.

Moliné added: "We do not question whether justice administration may need specific handling. What we seek is proper substantiation for that specificity. Approving new professional classifications and pay structures must build on objective studies."

The government has not yet responded as debate looms.