Bill to equalize pay for all Spanish police forces

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1. The bill would add a new article to the Organic Laworganic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes. on Security Forces and Corps to set basic rules on pay for all police officers, state and regional. Their pay would be equal in all cases.
2. Pay amounts and raises would be set each year in the State General Budget Law. No administration could grant raises above the limits set in that law.
3. Pay would be classified as basic and complementary. There would be two extra payments a year, and officers would be barred from receiving a share of fines or of any public administration revenue.
4. A General Negotiating Table would be created, where the State and regional governments with police forces would negotiate with unions and professional associations. The annual pay raise would be a specific item for that table.
5. The unification of category names and salaries would have to be proposed within two years of the law's publication. If the deadline passes, the Ministry of the Interior would do it directly. No officer would see their salary reduced: anyone hurt by the change would keep their amount as a temporary personal supplement.
6. The new articles on basic principles and the common statute would also apply to the autonomous police of the Basque Country, Catalonia and Navarre's regional police. The law would take effect the day after publication in the Official State Gazette, except measures with budget costs.

Who it affects

• Officers of the National Police and the Civil Guard (Guardia Civil): Their pay would be equalized with that of regional police forces, and they could not lose salary under the unification.
• Officers of the autonomous police of the Basque Country and Catalonia, and Navarre's regional police: The basic principles and common statutory rules, including pay equality, would apply directly to them.
• Regional governments with their own police forces: They would join the new General Negotiating Table and could not grant raises above the budget limits.
• Police unions and professional associations: They would have representation at the General Negotiating Table to discuss the statute and pay.
• The Ministry of the Interior: It would have to propose the unification of categories and salaries if no agreement is reached within two years.

Words worth knowing

Ley orgánica (organic law)

A special type of Spanish law used for major matters, such as fundamental rights or the statutes of the security forces. It requires an absolute majority in Congress to pass.

Retribuciones básicas y complementarias (basic and complementary pay)

Basic pay is the fixed salary based on the corps and seniority. Complementary pay covers extras for the job, professional career or performance.

Trienios

An extra payment received for every three years of service in the same corps.

Complemento Personal Transitorio (temporary personal supplement)

An amount kept in the paycheck so that no one earns less when a pay rule changes.

Mesa General de Negociación (General Negotiating Table)

A body where the administration and worker representatives negotiate conditions, in this case those of police officers.

organic law

A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

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