Mercadona will increase salaries of 100,000 employees by up to 6%

According to the company, the agreement guarantees the purchasing power of its workforce. HE Base salary increase linked to CPIIf it is up to 2.5% or higher, the company will complete this increase up to maximum 6%, percentage linked to the company’s profit targets; It is a measure in line with the model of wealth creation and sharing of common benefits that the company has implemented for years.

Next to you Company headed by Juan Roig already guarantees Minimum entry salary of 1,507 Euros monthly/gross, (20% more than the minimum interprofessional salary) and to these are added, inter alia, supplements specific to the company’s remuneration policy, which represent annual increases of 11% up to section 5 and can represent 60% more in salary. interprofessional minimum wage.

Logistics centers and warehouses

In the new contract, this also applies to workers. hives (private warehouses for sale online) And logistics blocks the rest of the eight weekends of the year. This initiative will gradually come into force in 2024 and end in 2025, which means that this measure will reach the majority of staff. Likewise, the company promises to reduce working hours in 2025.

Mercadona Labor Relations Director, Ruth Garcia, emphasizes: “This new agreement ensures that all parties involved Satisfaction of more than 100,000 people who make up MercadonaPeople who are the reason for the company’s success and growth. “It is a company whose management model is based on pleasing workers, because they supply the needs of more than 5.7 million homes twice a day.”

union satisfaction

Unions also show their satisfaction. Lola Luna Fernandezresponsible state FeSMC UGT Trade sector, It emphasizes the importance of this agreement as it is the agreement that will affect the sector the most and the agreements reached in this negotiation are highly valued and will enable people working in this field to do business. Mercadonacontinues to lead the sector not only in terms of economic remuneration, but also in terms of the quality of distribution of working hours and qualified breaks that facilitate the reconciliation of personal life and work life demanded in the sector. He thanks the company and the union representatives for their efforts and dedication during these negotiations, which led to the signing of this important agreement.

In similar terms, José Maria Martinezgeneral secretary of the faithReducing CCOO services, states: “We understand that this agreement shows once again that, through social dialogue, new workforce realities can be adapted with the participation of all parties (company and RLPT). By realizing this adaptation, improving working conditions and increasing salaries, purchasing power is guaranteed in the largest company in the sector. We also need to emphasize the continuity of the Observatory established in the previous agreement; “Here we will examine how to reduce the working day and analyze its distribution.”

For his part, Fermín Palacios, general secretary of the Independent Union, argues: “From the first collective agreement of Mercadona to the current collective agreement, the Independent Union, as a participant in the negotiations, has pursued a double line: the preservation of purchasing power for all workers and the continued creation of stable employment. The reality “A social commitment! The most outstanding collective agreement in the industry,” he adds.