Andorra Approves Updated Public Worker Classification Rules After Union Demands
Andorra's Ministry of Public Function has updated workplace classification regulations, adding transparency measures like score breakdowns and generic job profiles. The changes resolve union disputes and aim to modernise administration without altering core processes.
Key Points
- More than 50 public administration workers filed claims against the government's rejection of 2023-2024 workplace reclassification reviews.
- Court decisions nullified three cases due to procedural flaws, prompting unions like SIPAAG to rally over 160 workers.
- Minister Marc Rossell dismissed requests, arguing rulings apply only to specific instances.
- New classification regulation introduced with union input, adding transparency, interviews, and access to assessment sheets.
More than 50 public administration workers have filed claims against the Andorran government challenging the Ministry of Public Function's rejection of requests to review workplace reclassifications conducted between 2023 and 2024.
These claims follow court decisions from the Batllia that nullified three individual cases due to procedural flaws. Unions, led by SIPAAG, had rallied over 160 workers to seek revisions of classification changes or level adjustments. The ministry, now under Minister Marc Rossell, dismissed these requests, arguing that the rulings affected only specific instances and not the overall process.
In response, over 50 workers have lodged formal appeals with the government as a step before potential further Batllia action, according to union sources. The ministry has conducted individual analyses despite the standardised rejection notices, union representatives noted.
Amid this, Rossell presented an updated classification regulation on Wednesday, stemming from negotiations with SIPAAG and SEP. The revisions address prior union criticisms of transparency gaps in the March-approved version, which unions had threatened to challenge judicially.
Union sources described the talks as productive, with changes including annexes detailing evaluation factors, scores, and thresholds for each classification level. Workers gain explicit rights to full access of their assessment sheets. New reviews will mandate interviews with employees and supervisors, alongside job descriptions—a point Rossell stressed as compulsory.
Generic profiles for similar roles across departments, such as lawyers or administrative technicians, will also enable shared selection pools to simplify recruitment. Unions expressed cautious approval, pending the final published text, but indicated it now offers stronger safeguards. They expect it to resolve ongoing disputes without further court battles.
The ministry maintains that core processes remain intact, with the updates enhancing legal certainty and administrative efficiency.
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