this due to the decline in purchasing power of workers. inflationary increase that the economy passes through review many collective agreements to include salary improvements for years to come, while unions mobilize others to achieve this goal.
for now average salary increase agreed in the collective agreement -with which about 35% of workers in Spain are protected- It was 1.69% until Novemberhowever, it is still well below the 6.8% inflation rate that month, according to preliminary data.
The bank will increase the salaries by 4.5 percent
One of the emerging industries announcing salary reviews It is the fiscal hike after the Spanish Banks Association (AEB), CCOO and UGT agreed on a salary increase of 4.5% for 2023, instead of the 1.25% originally planned.
agreement, which includes revision of the agreement in force It includes the consolidation of 3.25 additional points, which will begin to be received from January 1, until December 2023.
The measure was adopted based on the known CPI, and once the final figure and company profits for 2022 are known, the Sectoral Observatory will be encouraged to reopen and, where appropriate, the Agreement’s Negotiation Commission to take new compensatory measures.
this The perfumery industry has also recently reached a new state agreement with the unions.It is valid for four years (2022-2025) and sets a 15.5% salary increase and has retroactive effects from 1 January 2022.
The agreement, which also includes salary update clauses, was achieved after eleven months of meetings and committees.
this industry restoration collective In Spain, it also closed a new agreement setting wage increases of 3% in 2022, 2.5% in 2023 and 2.5% in 2024 for 2022-2024, which will apply to more than 100,000 people. It also includes revisions of 0.5% with an upper limit of 2%.
Progress has also been made in service stations after the Spanish Union. Fuel and Fuel Dealers (Aevecar), CCOO and UGT will reach a preliminary agreement that stipulates a 9% increase in the minimum wage over the three-year validity period.
This preliminary agreement, which covers up to 50,000 workers and includes an annual review clause of 75% of the real CPI, enabled the cancellation of the concentration planned for the beginning of the month.
Inside customer service centers CCOO and UGT have reached an agreement in principle with the Association of Customer Experience Companies (CEX) to sign a new agreement with a salary increase of 3.5% for 2022 and 2023 and 3% for 2024. It will increase with the CPI at a minimum of 1% and a maximum of 3.5%, which will be appropriate for 2025, and will increase with the same limit by CPI plus 0.5% for the year 2026.
Having just signed the X collective agreement in the aviation industry, which includes a minimum 10% salary increase for pilots by the end of 2023, Iberia hopes to reach an agreement with the cabin crew.
Department stores and distribution chains
In the case of department stores, the Fetico association, the majority, recommends paying salaries in department stores and chains such as: El Corte Inglés, Carrefour, Alcampo, Ikea or Leroy Merlín increased 18% in four yearsAt a rate of more than 4.2% per annum until reaching an average salary of 18,227 euros in 2026.
The Fasga union group is proposing to raise this figure to over 19% in negotiations for a new contract that brings together more than 230,000 workers.
DIA Spain and the unions Fetico, CCOO and UGT FeSMC signed the V collective bargaining agreement, which will be in effect until 31 December 2024 and includes salary increases of 8% to 12%.
Mercadona, Spain’s largest employer in the distribution sector with more than 93,000 employees, has yet to reveal how much the increase will be for 2023, but it has already increased wages by 6.5% in 2022 and the wage increases are linked to the CPI.
Moreover shoe industry Workers went on strike for the first time in 45 years to demand a 12.5 percent wage increase from January and a commitment to a 15 percent increase over the next four years.
In parallel, there are companies that encourage the payment of extraordinary sums to their employees in order to increase their income without having to change their contracts.
This is the case of Mapfre, which will pay an additional 400 euros to coincide with the Christmas extra salary to its more than 10,000 employees in Spain. The measure, which excludes the management team, was added to its 300-euro contribution in July.