The CCOO and UGT unions have called off a five-day strike in the Madrid Community’s hospitality industry, which was due to take place on December 25 and 31, and January 1, 5 and 6, after reaching an agreement with the Hospitality Employers Association. , from Madrid.

The hospitality agreement provides for a 15% salary increase over three years. Specifically, an increase of 6% for 2023, backdated to July 1, 5% for 2024 and 4% for 2025, union sources told Europa Press.

In addition, it was agreed that in enterprises employing 50 or more people, the weekly working hours cannot exceed 44 hours. For overtime work, monetary compensation is provided with an additional payment of 100% for a regular hour, unless an agreement is concluded on payment during free time at the rate of 1.5 hours for each overtime hour.

In the promotions section, unions and employers agreed to reduce wage increases for assistants and support staff from ten to four years. The €18,000 disability or death insurance for these unexpected expenses is also reduced from ten to four years of service with the company (previously 14,000).

In addition, there will be mandatory training which, if not carried out, will penalize companies that do not implement training plans by paying affected people €20 per month.

Intermittent fixed

With regard to intermittent permanent employees, one of the main differences between unions and employers, the regulation of their part-time work was agreed upon. In addition, they will have a minimum working day of four hours.

Regarding additional services and during the Christmas season, a minimum annual working time of 60% compared to the previous year will be guaranteed. Likewise, workers will have the option to decline three calls without losing their contract.

For other services, the minimum annual working day guarantee will be 60% of the previous year, which cannot be less than 60 working days per year.

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Last Saturday CC.OO. with the support of the UGT, decided to call a five-day strike in the hospitality industry of the Community of Madrid due to the “stalled” negotiations on the Collective Agreement in the Hospitality and Tourism Sector. in the region after eleven months of meetings.

After reaching an agreement at the Regional Institute of Mediation and Arbitration, sources CC.OO. They stressed to Europa Press that “the necessary steps have been taken in the right direction to achieve greater and greater professionalization of workers in this sector.” However, they assured that they would “monitor” the effective implementation of these measures.

For UGT, the agreement includes “significant improvements such as wages, promotions and regulation of intermittent permanent employment.” Likewise, union sources asked employers to “reflect on continuing to improve conditions in a sector that needs stability.”

For his part, the president of Hospitality Madrid, José Antonio Aparicio, noted in a statement that thanks to this agreement, the 32,000 companies in the sector in the region “will have a stable labor base until 2025, a fundamental situation that will continue to be the engine.” economic activity and job creation.”