Approximately good news. 38,000 workers employees this construction and public works sector in the province Alicante. unions UGT And CC OOand employers fopa, Provia And disaster They approved it this Friday new salary tables The regulation to be implemented this year also includes a 3.75% increase in fees for all concepts.
Especially thatWorkers’ salaries will increase by 2.75 percent must be added retroactively as of January 1. additional 1% The contribution that entrepreneurs should make new retirement plan It was established for employees in the sector. A measure to make this profession more attractive lack of labor The situation faced by many companies and which, among other measures, has led some to currently seek professionals abroad.
The increase will be larger for construction workers training contract first year scholarship recipients Minimum Interprofessional Wage and therefore, They will see their compensation increase by 5%It is in line with the agreement that the government and unions closed last week.
Thus, salaries in the sector are now Between 15,876 euros (plus a contribution of 149 euros to the pension plan) to these workers in training, up to 37,586 (plus 420 euros for retirement) for positions requiring a higher degree.
In this context, the president of the Alicante Public Works Federation (FOPA), Javier Gisbertemphasizes that the ranges specified in the provincial agreement are among the highest in the country and They exceed those stipulated in the agreements in Castellón or Valencia by about 20%. He also points out that the shortage of professional staff causes the real salaries offered by many companies in the sector to exceed these figures.
The sector has faced a problem since 2016, when the construction recovery began. lack of professional due to the lack of new professions among young people and the relocation of many workers to other activities after the burst of the real estate bubble in 2008.
According to Gisbert, there is a shortage that starts with more specialized jobs but has spread to almost all areas of this sector. They started a campaign from Fopa Making an agreement with a specialist company to carry out recruitment at the source to alleviate this situation in other countries.