Public Function Drafts Job Reclassification Regulation Without Evaluation Criteria
Uruguay's government is preparing a new regulation for civil service job reclassifications after court annulments, but will omit specific scoring.
Key Points
- Previous 2023-2024 reclassifications annulled by Batllia for lacking required regulation.
- New draft omits scoring factors and methods, to be published post-facto.
- Unions demand transparency for legal committee involvement with voice and vote.
- Process delayed amid tensions; no completion date announced.
The Public Function department is drafting a regulation to govern the reclassification of civil service jobs, following its annulment by the Batllia, but plans to omit specific evaluation criteria and scoring factors from the document.
The previous reclassification process, carried out between 2023 and 2024, was invalidated in several rulings by the Batllia. The court found that the government had failed to follow the legally required procedure, which mandates the use of a dedicated regulation for job evaluations. No such regulation existed at the time, leading to complaints from workers who questioned why colleagues in similar roles received higher classifications—and thus higher pay.
Government spokesperson and minister Guillem Casal had indicated that the reclassification would be repeated, with the procedure adjusted but the methodology unchanged. The new regulation was initially expected by the end of February, but its development has lagged, partly due to demands from unions and worker representatives for greater transparency.
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