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October 29, 2026 19:19
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More than 31,000 civil servants suspected of being ‘ghost employees’ will have to prove they are actually working, says MAPTSS
The Ministry of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security (MAPTSS) announced on Wednesday 28th that more than 31,000 civil servants are listed in the database as being in active service, but their details have raised suspicions, as they have not provided physical proof of their employment with the public administration, leading to concerns that they are “ghost staff”, Novo Jornal has learnt.
According to the MAPTSS, the situation is being duly addressed through legal and administrative channels, in coordination with the relevant authorities.
The Ministry clarifies that anyone whose status is in order has nothing to fear; they simply need to provide proof of their status to their respective Human Resources (HR) department. Those whose status is not in order, however, will be removed from the payroll and held accountable.
The MAPTSS adds that, between January and September alone, more than 300,000 civil servants have already been registered, representing a 91 per cent increase.
According to the Minister for Public Administration, Labour and Social Security, Teresa Rodrigues Dias, more than 31,000 civil servants are listed in the database as being on active duty, but their details could not be updated because many cases raise suspicions.
The minister revealed that, amongst the issues identified, there are cases of staff whose whereabouts are unknown, a lack of personal documents, a lack of physical evidence of their employment with the civil service, and duplicate staff numbers.
According to the head of the MAPTSS, the database still contains people who have already retired and even those who have passed away, yet who continue to be listed as active staff.
“We are dealing with cases of probable ‘ghost staff’,” stated the minister, assuring that they are working to provide the appropriate and proportionate legal and administrative treatment for each case.
Teresa Rodrigues Dias reiterated that anyone whose status is in order has nothing to fear; they simply need to verify their status with their respective Human Resources department.
The minister emphasised that the thousands of civil servants suspected of being ‘ghost staff’ represent a significant financial burden on the state coffers – funds that could be saved if controls were more effective and technological tools were utilised for better management.
To this end, the Government launched the Integrated Human Resources Management System for the Civil Service (SINGERH) on Wednesday, a platform designed to ensure the uniform, systematic and efficient management of the civil service workforce.
Launched by the Minister for Public Administration, Labour and Social Security (MAPTSS), the system enables all staff management processes – from workforce planning to the establishment and termination of legal employment relationships with the public administration – to be recorded on a single platform.
Teresa Rodrigues Dias confirmed that SINGERH constitutes a single database for the civil service, covering the entire professional life cycle of civil servants, from recruitment to the termination of their employment relationship.
*Source: Novo Jornal
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