Advance in Federal Revenue bonuses generates career race for bonuses – 06/13/2023 – Market

The green light from the government of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) for the regulation of the Federal Revenue bonus triggered a race by other careers for a similar extra bonus for their salaries.

Employees of the Central Bank, the National Treasury and the CGU (Comptroller General of the Union) complain about the lack of isonomy between careers in the State and demand equal treatment – ​​without which, according to these representatives, the categories could lose manpower qualified for those offering the bonus.

The group promises to increase pressure on the government with a stoppage of activities in these bodies this Tuesday (13) from 2 pm.

In a different format, INSS (National Social Security Institute) servers and medical experts are asking for the resumption of payment of a bonus for extra analysis of requirements, to set in motion the government’s plan to reduce the waiting list for benefits.

The movement is seen with concern by the government, which granted linear readjustment of 9% to the categories from May. Any addition may encourage an even greater number of careers to claim the benefit and impact the Budget in the coming years.

Last week, the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services said in a note that it has received representatives from different careers and analyzes the demands in a “constant dialogue process”. At the time, the folder was keen to point out that the readjustment had been granted “7 days ago”, after an agreement with almost 100 unions.

The payment of bonuses for productivity or efficiency has worked as a way to boost public servants’ salaries. In practice, most members of the benefited careers end up touching the salary ceiling, currently at R$ 41,650.92 per month.

The Federal Revenue is the second category to earn the benefit on a permanent basis. The extra amount was approved in 2017, with a forecast of fixed transfers of BRL 3,000 per month for auditors and BRL 1,800 per month for tax analysts —including retirees— until its final regulation.

The values ​​are added to the salaries of the category. A tax auditor has an initial remuneration of R$ 21,029.09, and a final remuneration of R$ 27,303.62. For analysts, salaries range from R$ 11,684.39 to R$ 16,276.05. The figures are prior to the 9% readjustment.

This month, Lula edited a decree that creates a working group to stipulate the criteria for calculating the bonus, which may vary. The expectation of the servers is that the earnings increase from the regulation, to be completed in the second half of this year.

Before the Federal Revenue Service, members of the legal profession were able to promote the creation of so-called succumbence fees, paid to members of the AGU (Advocacia Geral da União), the PGFN (Attorney General of the National Treasury) and attorneys with bodies such as the BC itself. .

The amount of the fee is calculated according to the success rate in cases involving the Union, and management is carried out by a private entity, the CCHA (Conselho Curador dos Fees Advocatícios). The average payment reached BRL 18,530 per person in October 2022 and BRL 9,932 in December of last year. There is still no data available on payment in 2023.

The transfer is added to the salary of the category, which before the linear adjustment was between R$ 21,014.49 and R$ 27,303.70.

In addition to these careers, labor tax auditors are also awaiting the regulation of their bonus, created in the same 2017 law that contemplated the Federal Revenue Service.

The mobilization of finance and control auditors, which includes Treasury and CGU employees, is organized by Unacon Sindical. The entity’s executive secretary, Rudinei Marques, says that there is a “historical correlation” of the category with other careers in the State, which exercise exclusive functions of public administration.

“Regulation of the Revenue’s variable remuneration generates some discomfort. We are looking for ways to compensate for this gap, as our activities have a degree of complexity equal to or greater than those of the Revenue. o Fonacate (Permanent National Forum of Typical State Careers).

Equalization is a frequent argument of careers, which are said to be discredited and treated as a “subcategory”.

In defense of their own bonus, employees of the Federal Revenue claim that the benefit balances their situation in relation to the state tax authorities, which pay amounts between R$ 33,500 and R$ 89,000 monthly —despite the salary ceiling.

Unacon Sindical also lists as a favorable factor the performance of Treasury employees in the preparation of the new fiscal framework, which seeks to discipline the advance of federal spending. According to Marques, the resources for the career bonus could be financed by a kind of brokerage fee on top of the issuance of public bonds or from the Direct Treasury and by a commission on leniency agreements.

The president of Sinal (National Union of Central Bank Employees), Fabio Faiad, also complains about the lack of equality and sees a scenario similar to that of last year, when then-president Jair Bolsonaro (PL) wanted to give a readjustment only to police officers – which ended up not coming to fruition.

One of the entity’s arguments is that, under the current rules, there is a disparity even within the BC itself, since the attorney (linked to legal careers) receives the fee for succumbing, surpassing by more than R$ 12 thousand the remuneration of the other agency officials.

“The distance is colossal. In a little while, the Central Bank will become a luxury training center. People train and then leave for the private market, [para] competitions from the police, the Revenue, the Chamber, the Senate. Our obligation is to fight against this”, says Faiad.

The representatives of BC servants ask for a dialogue with Minister Esther Dweck (Management) and suggest a proposal based on institutional productivity. The idea is for the agency’s performance management program to be a parameter for an individual bonus weighted by each professional’s career stage – from 30% for newcomers to up to 100% for those who have been with the company longer. The union president claims, however, that there is no ready-made model.

The BC’s servers publicly manifested themselves in the LiveBC live chat, broadcast on the institution’s YouTube channel this Monday (12).

While the Director of Relationship, Citizenship and Conduct Supervision, Mauricio Moura, spoke about financial inclusion, employees left comments with the hashtags #valorizaBC #RPBCJá, claiming the creation of a productivity retribution bonus.

Some also cited a lack of motivation, a feeling of discredit, a deteriorated internal climate and the need to discuss career enhancement. “Pix was an important vehicle for financial inclusion. In this sense, how can we guarantee the evolution of the tool with such a demotivated staff?”, commented one of the users.

A new stoppage is scheduled for Thursday afternoon (15th), which should force the rescheduling of the plenary meeting of the Pix Forum – a working group coordinated by BC.

As president of Fonacate, Rudinei Marques believes that requests for variable remuneration can permeate the 2024 salary campaign, which begins on June 20th. “For the time being it is not a universal agenda, but some specific ones. But it could gain strength”, he assesses.