What is the salary of employees of the judicial apparatus? The question is quite interesting and multifaceted. Currently, there is an opinion in the society that court employees receive decent salaries. This confidence is based on information about the salaries of judges. They really can reach half a million rubles. But in fact, the situation is slightly different, for example, for most of the staff of the court apparatus, the salary is insignificant. In some of them, it reaches an average level of 25 thousand rubles. But first things first.
The value of the judiciary
The judiciary in any state, of course, occupies an important place. After all, maintaining order in the absence of the judiciary and pre-trial authorities is impossible. One can only hope that in court the interests of citizens will be protected. In today's cruel world, every day someone is trying to get personal gain at the expense of another. It was in order to somehow equalize the rights of all people that the apparatus of the judiciary was formed.
It is believed that the judiciary should always be objective and fair, but in fact the situation is different. The reason for this is that the meaning of the word “justice” was distorted and changed its meaning for a person. After all, the scales are leaning in the direction where there is more benefit. Sad to hear, but it is a fact. But why is this happening? This situation is mainly due to the fact that the salary level of the court apparatus does not quite correspond to the volume of work performed. At first glance, it might seem that the payment should be appropriate, because this is an institution of a state type, moreover, it is responsible for the rule of law in the country. However, this is far from true. Naturally, it is not worth justifying the occurrence of corruption in this way, but the state still has to take certain measures.
Raising the salaries of judicial staff
In one of the Russian newspapers, news was published that the council of judges had approved a project to increase the salary of the court apparatus. The document provides for the assignment of special social status to court employees. In fact, this may mean that these employees will have various new social guarantees, as well as an increase in wages. The initiators of this bill believe that such a decision will be able to benefit individual employees of the court and normalize the activities of the judiciary as a whole.
It is worth noting that during the entire twelve months of 2014, the salary indexation of judicial personnel was not carried out. Indexation within the framework of the Russian economy helps protect the country and its population from rising inflation. Although, in the absence of annual indexation, state treasury revenue losses are lower. The calculations of the Ministry of Finance indicate that if we do not index the wages of employees of the bailiff service, then next year it will be possible to save up to 125 billion rubles in the economy. Based on this, we can only guess when the salaries of the court apparatus will be increased.
Who are court workers?
Courts in our world appeared a very long time ago, in the Ancient World, and immediately were able to find and occupy a certain niche. Without courts it is impossible to imagine a modern law enforcement system. The staff of the courts are considered quite valuable, in this regard, they try not to deprive them of attention. This fact also applies to the level of salary increase for the court staff. However, when talking about this instance, it is worth remembering about employees who, as a rule, remain in the shade. This refers, for example, to assistant judges and other members of the judiciary. Undoubtedly, all of the bulk of the work remains with them.
People who are involved as employees of the judiciary have a special kind of responsibility on their shoulders. Let us say that on the contrary to the fact that they are secretly called the “siloviks”, court employees still get their salaries from the budget. That is, they are universally subject to all the conditions that are provided specifically for this category of citizens. Given the full range of duties of judicial officers, it is very extensive. For example, their duties include:
- Full preparation of the entire package of documents for the implementation of the trial.
- Drawing up various kinds of documentation for the whole variety of cases.
- Drawing up answers to the asked questions.
- Consulting with relatives of absolutely all participants in a particular process and so on.
It is worth noting that the fulfillment of all the above duties is a complex, responsible and laborious work. A routine work, as a rule, takes too much time, and also requires concentration, perseverance. Therefore, only a small number of people are able to concentrate in order to do their work daily, and with high quality. This requires certain internal qualities and personal characteristics. Therefore, the question arises of increasing the salary of the court apparatus.
Note that the next indexation of wages during 2017 has ripened for a rather long time. This happened due to the fact that the work of judicial staff is not paid as well as it may seem, although such specialists have a huge amount of routine work.
The process of forming a salary for the judiciary
The law of the Russian Federation stipulates that the salary part of the judicial system should be formed taking into account several parameters. It:
- The level of judicial qualification.
- Bonus payments of a premium and other similar kind.
- Official salary.
- Supplement for seniority.
To understand how much the salary increase of the court apparatus is required in 2017, we will consider some of the incomes of this category of workers. However, it must be understood that in an organization of this kind, the income of each employee will directly depend on the status of the employee himself, that is, all top-ranking officials, of course, receive an order of magnitude more than lower-ranking employees. Actually, one should not be surprised - a similar situation is observed in almost all areas of labor.
Revenues of the court apparatus in the Russian Federation
For example, consider the judges representing the Constitutional Court. The level of their salary fluctuates at the level of half a million rubles. Further in the ranking are judges representing the Supreme Court. Their salary is about 300 thousand rubles. Then - a judge of the Arbitration Court with a salary of about 200 thousand rubles. The salary of the magistrate of the court is about 50 thousand rubles. But do not forget that ordinary employees of the judicial apparatus receive much less. Their average salary is about 25 thousand rubles, and this against the background of the salaries of judges is an insignificant amount. However, this is not the minimum limit. For example, clerical staff receive even less. For example, the archivist receives about 10 thousand rubles, the clerk's salary is about 12 thousand rubles, and clerical secretaries - about 15 thousand rubles.
But we will understand why such a huge difference arises. This is because service in government bodies, such as law enforcement agencies, the prosecutor's office, and the judiciary, is usually classified into federal and state categories. So, judges, prosecutors belong to the federal type of service. And the employees of the service for supporting the activities of federal employees, as well as the secretarial staff, clerks and judicial assistants actually belong to the category of civilian public servants. It is this feature that determines the salary part of the salary of employees of the court apparatus, on which regional or federal allowances are charged.
Which of the employees of the court apparatus would expect a wage increase?
Some of the Russian financiers believe that often the Russian government makes decisions that are not logical. This is a bill on salaries to the court apparatus. It could be assumed that the absence of indexation in the court apparatus for several years will improve the economic situation. At the same time, non-governmental organizations notice that the level of salaries of officials, including ministers and deputies, rises every year. To date, the salary of deputies reaches the level of 650 thousand rubles. Obviously, in the future this amount will continue to grow. This figure is significantly different from the average salary in the country as a whole, but nevertheless no one cancels indexation, as in the case of bailiffs.
Expert studies in this area indicate that the remuneration of the overwhelming number of officials today is one and a half times higher than the salary of an average budget employee. In some constituent entities of the federation, the salaries of officials and various deputies are generally twice as high as the average. For example, such a situation takes place in the Yamal-Nenets okrug. If we consider the lowest level of salaries of court employees, then, according to 2016, it is about 45 thousand rubles. This is exactly what the assistant judges of the Republic of Dagestan get paid.
Court salary indexation
As during that year and this year, salary indexation should not be expected by those whose income is established by decision of the government of the Russian Federation or the president. The main purpose of this act is to save money in the budget and in the economy of the state. And, of course, first of all it concerns judges, military, as well as prosecutors.
According to experts, these measures will have little effect on the general standard of living of the above persons, because the state has shown concern for their salaries earlier. And it was precisely the increase in the income level of the overwhelming majority of Russian civil servants that became the last straw in relation to the refusal of indexation.
As for the income of the employees of the judicial apparatus, the employees of such a department as the prosecutor's office were most fortunate. Since in 2012, state-level decisions were adopted that contributed to an increase in the salary of the court apparatus annually.
Judges salary in 2017
This year, prosecutors were more fortunate than judges. In October last year, their income was increased by 5.5%, but this increase affected only justices of the peace and federal courts. These innovations, which at first glance seem insignificant and cannot have a bad impact on the country's economy, ended up costing a billion rubles to the budget.
An important fact is that the salary of the court apparatus is calculated a little differently than other representatives of the bailiffs. At the moment, the salaries of judges are calculated on the basis of the qualification level. Also, those who have a great length of service receive an increase in salary. Plus, there is a quarterly bonus for judges.
There are 36,472 judges in Russia today. Given the fact that the salary fund for each of them fluctuates at the level of a couple of million rubles per year, then each of them receives a salary of about 160 thousand rubles per month. As we said earlier, the salary of judges of the Russian Federation, depending on the jurisdiction of their court, ranges from 200 thousand rubles to 500 thousand rubles every month.
Of course, these amounts can only be called small, especially when compared with the minimum level of salaries throughout Russia. The civil servants and military of our state have fully appreciated the consequences of such a phenomenon as the retention of the indexation of their income. If we take into account the fact that the pension is directly related to the salary, then, accordingly, an increase in the former should also not be expected. So when will the court apparatus increase their salaries? After all, if before the end of 2017 indexation of the salaries of the judicial apparatus does not occur, then it is unlikely that the bailiffs should expect an increase in the pension.
Bailiff Motivation
Some experts argue that government bodies are seeking to reduce corruption in the country by increasing salaries for court employees - the bailiffs, but in reality this does not happen, and the country's population did not feel any effectiveness in resolving their problems through the courts. If such an opinion is taken as a basis, then the decree of the Ministry of Finance and the government on the abolition of the indexation procedure seems possible to explain. Important is the fact that salary savings allow the state budget to compensate for other current expenses and solve other problems by several billion rubles.
However, do not forget that another important problem may arise - a psychological one. If the bailiffs still do not have indexation and the salaries of judges remain at the same level, this may cause protests. Most likely, the judges will not organize strikes due to the lack of indexation, but this can significantly cool their zeal and desire to work.
Is it possible to suspend the entry into force of articles on raising the salaries of the judicial apparatus?
Government bodies note that a number of articles in the legislation can still be suspended in their effect for up to three years due to the refusal of the indexation procedure. In this regard, it becomes clear that in the near future, salaries should not be expected for court staff. And this will most likely happen when a new massive wave of wage increases begins. However, it is planned to support bailiffs by paying one-time bonuses.
conclusions
It turns out that indexation is not expected for employees of the bailiff service, but premiums are expected. And this indicates that additional costs will still affect the country's budget. It is quite clear that in this case, such schemes will affect the entire judicial apparatus, including judges and their assistants. All representatives of these positions are civil servants, and this suggests that the salaries of court employees are paid from the state budget.
The good news is that this year, most likely, the rates of judicial assistants, as well as clerks, will be tied to those rates that are set directly to the judges. Snapping will be done in a certain percentage. This suggests that the employees of the court apparatus will receive a proportional salary. That is, the salary of the assistant judge will directly depend on which judge he works with. The judicial system does not tolerate unprofessionalism and an approach from the point of view of the bureaucracy, respectively, the updated laws adopted by the government are likely to benefit.