Payment for services provided by Portuguese police officers outside normal working hours will increase, following a Government decree published this week in Diário da República. At issue are the so-called paid, or gratuity, services carried out by members of the PSP and GNR in favor of public and private entities.
The updated values define new values to be paid for periods of four hours, with differences according to the professional category, day of the week, time and type of service provided, including sporting events of a non-professional nature.
What are paid services
According to the Lusa news agency, these services correspond to police work carried out outside normal hours, requested by external entities and paid in addition to the basic salary. The new ordinance changes both the general and specific tables for non-professional sports competitions.
According to the same source, the diploma applies to guards, corporals, agents, sergeants, chiefs and officers, covering different levels of the two security forces.
New values in the general regime
The news agency writes that, under the general regime, guards, corporals, agents and main agents now receive 51.60 euros for every four hours of service on working days between 8 am and 8 pm. Until now, the value was R$37.50. For the same period of work carried out at night, on weekends or holidays, the amount increases from R$54 to R$74.27, reflecting a more significant increase in times considered more demanding.
In the case of sergeants and chiefs, the amount paid on working days during the day increases from R$39.50 to R$54.34, while at other times it increases from R$56 to R$77.03 for four hours. For officers, according to the news agency, remuneration increases from R$44 to R$60.51 on working days between 8 am and 8 pm, and from R$62.50 to R$85.96 when the service is provided at night, on weekends or on holidays.
Non-professional sporting events
Services provided in non-professional sporting competitions also recorded increases. For guards, corporals and agents, the value goes from R$26.50 to R$36.46 on daytime working days. According to the same source, at other times, payment increases from R$39.50 to R$54.34. For sergeants, chiefs and officers, the new values range from R$41.27 to R$76.34, depending on the category and time.
The diploma also determines the updating of the amount paid for each additional hour of paid service, maintaining the distinction between working days, weekends, holidays and the type of event. The new tables come into force 15 days after the publication of the ordinance.
According to , the measure is the result of a proposal presented by the government in December to the socio-professional and trade union associations of the GNR and PSP, as part of negotiations on working conditions and financial compensation.
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