it happened compromise to confirm and at the same time positively evaluate the effects. Union presidents UGT And CCOO In the Valencian community, ismail saez And main garcia, respectively; and president of the autonomous employers association ANSWER, Salvador Navarrothis fell on a tuesday improving the quality of employment that the implementation of labor reform requires, albeit implicitly. still work to be done such as reducing prejudices in this area or fighting against a failed economy.
They expressed this in a speech they gave at an event organized by Economic and Social Committee of the Community (CES-CV) at Casa Mediterráneo to analyze the first year the new regulations came into force, moderated by the Director General of Social Dialogue Coordination, Zulima Perez.
The CES-CV president himself, arturo leonstressed that the reform had a significant impact in improving employment stability in autonomy by providing a significant increase in employment. Indefinite contract. Thus, compared to the 10% it represents in recent years, about 50% of new jobs. In addition to all these, there was a remarkable improvement in the occupancy figures. Specifically, he rememberedThe number of unemployed decreased by 4.7 percent in the whole of autonomy and 5.2% in the case of Alicante province in this last year. Moreover, a significantly higher decline among some of the groups most affected by insecurity, such as youthunemployment among them decreased by 15.42%.
on his behalf Social Security added 54,493 respondents currently across the Community, of which 23,342 from Alicante. According to him, some figures proving the benefits of the law change are, “employment paradigm has changed‘ as he said.
Both unions and employers supported this assessment, and a significant part of its success was the agreed measure. “Afar doomsday tellers Who said jobs will disappear and the economy will stop, the truth is new jobs created Ana García, secretary general of CC OO, also highlighted other secondary benefits such as less turnover and greater stability. unemployment benefits decreased.
CEV chairman Salvador Navarro assured him that the stability provided by the agreement on this issue is one of the keys to the continued good progress of the economy. “Reform, internal flexibility mechanisms “Companies have to face complex situations like the one caused by the energy crisis,” he said.
All highlighted the resignations made by different parties to reach consensus, causing not everyone to agree with parts of the legislation. For example, Ismael Saéz, head of autonomy at the UGT, complains that the reform reinforces the ability of companies to apply. Employment Regulation Files without the need for prior authorizationor the so-called suppression handle fees.
Regarding areas of improvement, the person in charge of CC OO will Cut out involuntary bias. That is, workers who are employed part-time because they cannot find another full-time job. As you remember, it is a problem that affects women more and contributes to the maintenance of the gender gap. Likewise, Salvador Navarro stressed the need to continue betting. production model change raise the income level. Likewise, he advocated attacking fraud pockets and sunken economy which, as he emphasizes, “does not benefit anyone”.
Far from agreement on pensions or salaries
Union representatives and the head of employers took advantage of the debate to blame each other for their lack of agreement when it comes to raising the minimum wage or approving other measures such as pension reform. Also due to the impossibility of renewing the National Collective Bargaining Agreement. It’s an agreement that the CEV chairman admits, as stated, does not seem possible in the current political context.