Labor reform made it possible not only to increase the volume of work. Indefinite contract until it becomes the most used method. It also proves to be the key attack the most extreme insecuritysuffered by workers who had to sign in one year more than ten different contracts, either because the jobs they find are short in duration or because their employers refuse to make them permanent even though they actually do the same job. It is a condition that condemns those who suffer from it to death. constant instabilitythis prevents them from developing a professional career and often being on a low income level.
The change in this direction last year was radical and the number of arrivals from Alicante in these conditions decreased by almost half An annual report prepared by the Sepe Occupations Observatory about the labor market in the province and in general terms. return drop As a result of the implementation of the new regulations, the contracts
In this way, although total volume of registered contracts decreased by 2.29%because of the storms falling, number of people finding employment last year in increased by 8.87%. It makes sense, given that a person who finds a permanent job no longer needs to sign a new employment contract.
Thus, only the number of workers who signed a contract throughout the year (up from 167,562 in 2021 to 188,658 last year) or a maximum of two (68,699 total compared to 61,642 professionals in the previous year). But the most significant jump occurred among those more exposed to insecurity.
In this way, those from Alicante in one exercise more than 10 jobs It fell from 4,264 in 2021 to 2,164 last year. Specifically, 1,241 of the latter signed between 11 and 15 contracts, and 923 even surpassed that figure.
On behalf of the CC OO’s Employment Secretary at l’Alacantí-les Marines, Jose Maria Ruiz OlmosThis is “very promising” news, because although there are cases where it’s right—the unionist gives the example of highly specialized workers who, like certain plasterers, go from job to job to do their jobs. missions are very specific-, mostly “chaining of contracts in legal fraudIt’s a form of control employers use to keep workers on the tightrope, according to Ruiz Olmos.
He also served as UGT’s head of Employment and new general secretary until now in l’Alacantí-La Marina. Yolanda Diazhighlights the benefits of this reduction in insecurity, even for employers. “Even the most basic jobs in industries like the hospitality industry require training and compliance, and this is costs for companies. The stability of the templates benefits both the employee and employers,” insists Díaz.
CEV employers, for their part, are mitigating the impact of labor reform and ensuring that “the problem of extremely high turnover remains despite the sharp increase in permanent contracts”. Of course, what really worries businessmen is what he says. “controlled turnover, ie the number of employees leaving the company of their own free will”.
A worldwide upward trend after the pandemic, which the organization headed by Salvador Navarro sees as a “significant challenge” in the current labor market, is “creating staff compliance issues, dysfunctions, increased replacement costs” and loss of knowledge and reputation, they point out.
Employment problem is transferred to partiality
Despite the positive effects of labor reform on employment stability, the unions themselves do not hide the fact that there is still room for improvement and part-time employment is one of the focus points. Another form of insecurity, at least in terms of the volume of income earned by professionals in this modality.
Thus, the percentage of full-time contracts fell from 58.9% to 49.17% of the total in just one year, according to Sepe data. On the other hand, part-time contracts have a share of 33.15%, while the non-continuous contracts with the highest increase have the remaining 17.68%.
There is also a significant gender bias, as women make up the highest percentage of part-time employment. Thus, even women signed 60% of part-time permanent contracts and 61.45% of temporary contracts on the same day last year. Only the discontinuous ones had more males.