The sanctions lifted by the Alicante Labor and Social Security Inspectorate were published in the Official Journal of the Generalitat Valenciana (DOGV) and in four of the cases they are linked to companies belonging to the construction industry.. This is the case of Primer Grupo de Restauración, the company that received the highest penalty. It is a company headquartered in Murcia, but dedicated to the construction of residential buildings, operating in the province in July of last year, the date of the violation.
Another sanctioned company is Mevinia Levante, a Novelda firm dedicated to private construction activities, which was fined €114,192 for a violation that dates back to March 2008 but is now clear.
The third of the sanctions was awarded as a result of a draft law for the Technical Construction and Leasing company from Alicante, whose field of activity is related to the construction of non-residential buildings, in this case 40,986 euros. June of last year. This is exactly the amount that Tombergrup Obras y Servicios, located in Alcoy and dedicated to non-residential real estate, would have to pay for a violation committed also in the summer of 2022.
To these companies we should add Gayanes Recycling, located in l’Alqueria d’Asnar and specializing in the wholesale trade of scrap metal and waste products. October 2018. The sixth company approved is Konecta Asesores Solares, headquartered in the Manchego municipality of Ballesteros de Calatrava, dedicated to electrical installations. However, the crime dated May 2022 was committed while he was doing some work in the province. The amount is 49,181 Euros.
The sanctions were imposed at a time when there were widespread concerns about the number of occupational accidents that occurred.. Last year, without going any further, the state registered 16,000 people, 28 of which were fatal. Elvira Ródenas, Director General of Labour, emphasizes that the purpose of these sanctions is to set an example to protect workers and strengthen prevention, and to demand compliance with regulations.