> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://barna.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # City Council to Pay Officers After Pay Rulings - URL: https://barna.news/city-council-to-pay-officers-after-pay/ - Published: 2026-11-10T20:32:05.000Z - Updated: 2026-11-10T20:32:05.000Z - Description: Two court rulings compel Barcelona City Council to compensate Guàrdia Urbana officers for unpaid salary differences. - Author: Barna.News News Desk - Tags: Justice ## Sub-inspector performed higher duties without pay The Barcelona Court of First Instance has ruled that the City Council must pay a sub-inspector the salary difference for carrying out the duties of a superintendent, a higher-ranking role, for two years, six months, and seven days between 1 July 2021 and 7 January 2024\. The officer, classified at pay level 22 within the municipal hierarchy, was assigned the continuous leadership of the Works Unit, a position designated at level 27, but was not compensated accordingly. The court found it proven that the officer exercised command functions and managed the unit's daily operations without formal appointment. Under public administration rules, performing duties above one's official rank entitles the employee to supplementary pay. The Council must now pay the outstanding amount, plus legal interest from the date of claim. --- ## Officer awarded back pay for denied triennial increments In a separate case, Barcelona’s Administrative Litigation Court Number 4 has ordered the Council to pay 2,000.64 euros gross to a Guàrdia Urbana officer who was denied triennial increment payments during her probationary year, despite having prior military service officially recognised by the administration. The payments cover the period from September 2022 to September 2023\. The court ruled that denying the economic benefit of seniority after formally acknowledging it violates state law. The decision fully upholds the officer’s appeal. > The rights of public employees are not optional: they must be fulfilled and they must be paid. Eugenio Zambrano, general secretary of CSIF at the City Council, the majority union representing municipal workers, said the two rulings expose systemic issues in how pay is administered. He criticised the need for employees to go to court to secure rights already granted under law. ## Council appeals both rulings Municipal sources confirmed that the City Council has filed appeals against both judgments. The Council has not issued a detailed public response. The pay criteria for triennial increments were last updated in a mayoral decree published on 21 September 2023 and entered into force on 2 October 2023 ([Criteri de pagament dels triennis al personal laboral de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona \[2023\]](https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/handle/11703/132467?ref=barna.news)). The broader salary framework for the Guàrdia Urbana and other municipal roles was established in a 2013 mayoral decree ([Aplicar sistema retributiu als llocs de treball de Gerència i Direcció, i Famílies de Guàrdia Urbana i Prevenció i Extinció \[2013\]](https://bcnroc.ajuntament.barcelona.cat/jspui/handle/11703/107594?ref=barna.news)). Zambrano called for a review of the Council’s pay policies, stating that administrative decisions should not leave workers financially disadvantaged. --- --- ### Related on Barna.News - [More courts and justice news on Barna.News](https://barna.news/tag/justice/) --- *Sources:* [*Tot Barcelona*](https://www.totbarcelona.cat/societat/dues-sentencies-condemnen-ajuntament-per-vulnerar-drets-retributius-guardies-urbans-752927/?ref=barna.news)*,* [*larazon.es*](https://www.larazon.es/cataluna/justicia-condena-ayuntamiento-barcelona-vulnerar-derechos-salariales-dos-agentes-guardia-urbana%5F202611106af35291d3bddc0868acb594.html?ref=barna.news)*.*