Salary increase in Turkey ArcelorMittal It is presented as the main obstacle in the negotiation of the VIII framework agreement of the multinational steel company in Spain. While unions continued to argue yesterday that payrolls would be updated with the consumer price index (CPI), management argued that meeting this demand would put the company’s existence at risk because it would mean a currency. more than 16% wage cost increase in two years. The unions recalled the benefits achieved in the first half and previous years.
Arcelor’s management persisted in the proposal to link part of the project. wage increases to flexible methods, by absenteeism, productivity and other parameters. And he argued that wage levels at the company are already much higher than the average salary in Spain, and that the claims of worker representation are far from social reality.
The company expressed concern over what it considers to be a high rate of absenteeism, announcing that it will conduct a comprehensive study of sick leave time and prevention services for the most common pathologies. ArcelorMittal will suggest a formula to aid labor representation. rationalize and stop absenteeism processes worked due to temporary injuries. The unions spoke of the “criminalization” of absenteeism.
The company proposed to foresee the unemployment benefit of the recently agreed ERTE and arrange the payment of the amounts corresponding to the difference of up to 100% for the 2020 covid ERTE before the end of the year.