Avecal president Marián Cano; Álvaro Sánchez, director general of the AEC; CCOO representative Miguel Ángel Cerdá Galvañ and UGT representative Francisco Soler Navarro.
The agreement stipulates that the holiday start period for shoe companies in Elche and the Elda Valley will begin on August 1 and end on the 31st of the same month. With this agreement, it is about ensuring that holidays are enjoyed with the greatest possible uniformity by companies and workers in the industry.
Companies that cannot fulfill 30 consecutive calendar days due to production, treasury or order service needs, by mutual agreement with the workers, Reduce 30 consecutive days of enjoyment. In this case, non-empty days will be replaced by other days of the same nature on other dates throughout the year, such as during the Christmas season or bridge use.
On the other hand, In Villena companies, the holiday period will be structured between 17 – 30 July and 4 – 10 September.. The rest of the waiting days can be agreed between companies and their employees.
Regarding the payment of holidays, the document determines: 30 days of the salary determined by the contract will be paid over the average incentive premium of each employee.. Incentives will be calculated based on the average each worker has achieved in the last thirteen weeks worked.
The document also states that if there are companies that cannot adjust the vacation period to the dates specified in the contract, and there is no agreement with the workers, the companies give in to new proposals put forward by the mediation commission to try to resolve. The deadline for submitting new proposals to the said commission will expire on March 12, 2023.