The government defended before the court. European Union the current system dismissal compensation It is in force in Spain and is inherited by the current Executive of Spain. Mariano Rajoy and her labor reform. This was made public this Friday by the UGT union and filed a complaint with the union. European Committee of Social Rightsrequests an increase in the amount of compensation available due to wrongful termination. The complaint “will become law” if successful, as the UGT secretary general argued at a press conference this Friday, pepe alvarez.
“In the Spanish Government’s view, the Spanish system of determining severance pay is in line with the protection standard,” the executive letter states. In the face of this response, the union considers it a loss that legal changes will be made in the remaining months of the legislative term. The average amount of severance pay in Spain, according to the latest data compiled by the Ministry of Labor for 2021, 11,416.7 €.
The plant took the position this week ahead of its request before European courts by the Government and CEOE employers association. As both are proxies involved, it’s a mandatory response before the European body decides whether the amount companies have to pay in the event of unfair dismissal compensation is sufficiently protective for the worker. “We are sad very disappointedWe did not expect the Spanish Government to advocate the continuation of the system of response to unfair dismissals in force”, said the deputy general secretary of the UGT, Fernando Lujan.
The Government’s response, prepared by the State Prosecutor’s Office of the Ministry of Justice (PSOE), is of the opinion that the current system provides sufficient guarantees for workers. And for that, he cites a recent expansion of assumptions. invalidity -For example, if it is possible to prove that the termination was due to medical leave- minimum wage -a higher salary, more compensation- or unemployment benefits.
The debate over the cost of layoffs in Spain has reopened in Spain in recent weeks. First, courts such as the Supreme Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) delivered a high-profile first decision at the beginning of the month recognizing a dismissed worker with compensation higher than the legal minimum. that it doesn’t protect it properly. “insignificant“, the Catalan judges evaluated their sentences. Shortly after CKD He pulled this lever to force the government to take a position in Congress on the issue in question.
There the second vice president, Yolanda Diazof dismissal in Spain”very cheap” and was willing to change the existing conditions. However, the majority partner of the coalition PSOE, voted against the proposal submitted by the ERC a week later and opposed the reimbursement of 45 days worked per year for wrongful termination (today this figure is 33 days). The PSOE’s response was consistent with the collegiate response submitted by the Government before the European authorities in response to the UGT’s request.
Given this difference in criteria within the executive, and mainly in the face of opposition from the majority partner, the UGT no longer expects a change in this matter within a few months of the legislature’s end. “We are not optimistic that there will be a change in the short term,” said the Secretary-General. pepe alvarez. “We want this to be discussed in Turkey” upcoming electionsThe workers of this country can define themselves by their votes,” he added.