Presidents, governors, mayors and ministers are public officials.
An official is a person who performs a public job . This is a worker who performs functions in a State agency. For example: “A journalist reported three officials for threats,” “A Buenos Aires official was prosecuted for corruption,” “My uncle is a municipal government official.”
Those who work as civil servants usually have a very different employment contract than those in private activity. Typically, public officials have more beneficial conditions (reduced hours, longer vacations, greater job security) to prevent the best men from working in private business and ensure that they remain at the service of society in general through agencies. state.
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Democratic states of law usually have specific mechanisms so that the hiring of officials is objective and carried out according to merit. Public competitions for the assignment of positions are common, although not essential since they depend on the type of work to be carried out.
Ministers , secretaries of State , governors , mayors and presidents are public officials: “As an official, the Minister of Economy should maintain manners and show respect for the opposition,” “The Secretary of Commerce is an official of this government.” and, as such, he must be loyal to the president.”
In some countries, the concept of official is used to name any hierarchical employee , even those who work outside the orbit of the State: “An official of the Australian company assured that the pollution complaints are unfounded.”
In general, States have specific mechanisms so that the hiring of officials is based on merit.
Classification according to the type of contract and the tasks performed
In Spain , there are various classes of officials, which are created according to various criteria.
* According to their contract and the tasks they perform
career civil servant
They are individuals who work permanently for the Public Administration, and who have successfully gone through a selection or opposition process. It is worth mentioning that the existence and permanence of the positions occupied by these officials depend on specific budgets.
Acting official
These are those who perform temporary services occupying positions intended for career civil servants, with contracts that do not exceed six months in duration per annual period. Their collaboration usually begins when there is excess work accumulated in the Administration, and ends when it is no longer necessary.
Temporary staff
They are workers whose collaboration with the Administration is never permanent, but rather they are hired to carry out very specific tasks (generally related to advice) that are not carried out by civil servants. Your employment relationship ceases according to a prior agreement and payment of compensation is not necessary.
Work staff
All employees who provide services to the Public Administration and who receive a salary for this fall into this category. Regarding the type of contract they sign, it can be fixed, temporary or for an indefinite period.
Officials according to their previous training and their work
Group A
The bodies or scales for which a university degree is necessary, specifically a senior engineer, graduate, doctor or architect. Its functions include senior management and direction.
Group B
Requires a Higher Technician degree or a university diploma. They are dedicated to management and execution.
Group C
It requires possession of a Higher Secondary School degree, BUP (Unified Polyvalent Baccalaureate) or Higher Level Training Cycles. They specialize in administrative and archival tasks .
Group D
To be part of this group, which is intended for administrative support jobs, a ESO Graduate is necessary.
Group E
It requires a School Certificate and focuses on auxiliary and manual tasks.
General bodies
They are those that focus on common administrative tasks.
Special bodies
They are dedicated to tasks specific to a profession or a particular trade .