CCOO and UGT canceled the five-day strike in the hospitality industry in the Madrid Region (25 and 31 December and 1, 5 and 6 January) after reaching an agreement with the employers’ union. Madrid hospitality, Hostellería Madrid is represented by Noche Madrid and the Association of Restaurant Companies of Madrid (AMER).
According to union sources told Europa Press, the hospitality agreement includes: salary increase 15 percent over three years. Specifically, an increase of 6% for 2023, 5% for 2024, and 4% for 2025, retroactive to July 1.
Likewise, an agreement was reached in business centers. 50 people or moreWeekly working hours cannot exceed: 44 hours. Regarding overtime, cash compensation will be paid at 100% of normal hours, unless compensation is agreed at the rate of 1.5 hours for each overtime hour during free time.
Unions and employers reach agreement on promotions reduction from ten years to four years for salary promotion of assistants and assistants. Disability or death insurance in the amount of 18,000 euros for these unforeseen circumstances has also been reduced from ten to four years of seniority in the company (previously it was 14,000).
There will also be mandatory training, which, if not provided, will impose penal sanctions by paying a fee to companies that do not implement their training plans. 20 Euros per month to the affected people.
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An agreement was reached on the part-time working arrangement for temporary permanent employees, which is one of the main differences between unions and employers. Additionally, a The minimum daily working day is four hours.
Regarding extra services and during the Christmas season, there will be a guarantee of a minimum of 60% annual working hours compared to the previous year. Likewise, workers will have the possibility of rejection. Three calls without loss of contract.
For the rest of the services, the annual working day minimum coverage will be as follows: 60% compared to the previous year, cannot be less than 60 days per year.
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It was last Saturday CC.OO., with UGT support, After eleven months of meetings, it was decided to call a five-day strike in the accommodation sector in the Community of Madrid, due to the “recession” in Collective Agreement negotiations for Hospitality and Tourism Activities in the region.
After reaching an agreement on the issue Regional Mediation and Arbitration Institute, CC.OO sources. They emphasized to Europa Press that “necessary steps have been taken in the right direction for better and greater professionalization of workers in the sector.” However, they assured that they would “monitor” effective compliance with these measures.
For UGT, the agreement includes “significant improvements, e.g. regulation of salaries, promotions and temporary positions”. Similarly, this union’s sources asked employers to “consider continuing to improve the conditions of a sector that needs stability.”
José Antonio Aparicio, president of Hostelería Madrid, said in his statement that this agreement 32,000 companies in the sector The region “will have a stable workforce framework by 2025, which is essential to continue being a driver of economic activity and job creation.”