Following the completion of stabilization processes within the Valencian Government, a significant number of temporary employees have successfully secured permanent positions. Due to the administration's abuse of temporary contracts, some public employees who held positions now filled have gained the right to financial compensation under the so-called Ley Iceta. In total, compensation exceeding €300,000 has been approved.
The Ministry of Finance and Public Administration, led by José Antonio Rovira, does not specify the exact number of temporary staff dismissed. However, it indicates that 22 resolutions have been issued recognizing the right to compensation. The Ministry of Education accounts for the majority with 13 resolutions, followed by Agriculture (four), Finance and Justice (two each), and Environment and Employment (one each). The ministries of Health and Social Services are not included in this list.
Minister Rovira has stated that the figure of over €300,000 represents estimated data pending approval from the Intervention department. The total calculation cannot yet be definitively determined, as the accepted resolutions outline the concepts to be considered but not the final amount, which each ministry must determine subsequently.
Not all temporary employees are entitled to compensation. The Generalitat requires that the temporary employee applied for one of the stabilization calls within the same body or scale, did not obtain a position, and that their previous position has been awarded to another person. Furthermore, an abuse of temporality by the administration (over three years of interim employment) must be proven, considering only the years since the last appointment.
Payment is not automatic. Dismissal and failure to secure a permanent position do not automatically grant the right to compensation. This is recognized when the dismissal occurs and the interested party submits their application, and the requirements are verified. The compensation set by law amounts to 20 days per year worked with a cap of twelve months, calculated on gross fixed remuneration, excluding variable components such as productivity or overtime.
Currently, there are about ten ongoing legal disputes from temporary employees, two of which have been resolved in favor of the Ministry. A ruling by the Supreme Court, following that of the Court of Justice of the EU, could increase future compensation by removing the 20-day-per-year cap and allowing case-by-case examination.
