Following Spain’s condemnation of unfair dismissal costs by Europe, the Secretary of State for Labour, Joaquín Pérez Rey, has assured that this reform will be in line with the European Social Charter.
The State Secretary for Employment, Joaquin Perez Reydeclared this Monday that Spain obligation to comply with the decision of the European Committee of Social Rights, which ruled against Spain that the Spanish legislation on compensation for unfair dismissal is contrary to the European Social Charter, a resolution responding to a UGT complaint.
In statements to the press after the meeting of the Short-Time Work Table, Pérez Rey stressed that the Spanish government will comply with this European resolution by introducing in the social dialogue “a dismissal formula that guarantees That is a deterrent to prevent layoffs on impulse and that is consistent with dismissal without reason.” “It cannot be the case that someone is dismissed if there is no reason for it, if there is no justification for it, It is free for companies“, said the State Secretary.
Although the ruling is not binding on the Spanish executive, Pérez Rey indicated that the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy understands that this resolution “constitutes an obligation“.
Similarly, he assured that because he had a “clear indication” that the same type of resolutions had occurred in countries such as France and Italy, Sumar negotiated in the coalition agreement with the PSOE to take on the dismissal reform to comply with the European Social Charter, a promise which, in his view, “takes on meaning with that resolution.”
The complaint filed by UGT and in which the Government of Spain was brought before the European Commission accused the executive of being in breach of its regulations on severance pay, of the aforementioned Article 24 b of the European Social Charter, which provides “the right of workers whose employment relationship is terminated without just cause to adequate compensation or other appropriate compensation.”
For UGT, Spanish law “does not allow victims of dismissals without just cause to obtain adequate compensation to cover the damage suffered”, as stated in their complaint to the community body, which has now formally agreed with them.
Source: EITB
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
