With regard to the recent increase in the Interprofessional Minimum Wage (SMI), they have shown that this was a “unilateral” decision by the government and that they would have liked it to have been the result of an agreement.
The employers’ association Bizkaia Cebek considers that labor disputes in the territory “is not acceptable and not justified” and has warned that hours will be lost during strikes “They do a lot of damage” to businesses and the economy.
The President of Cebek, Carolina Perez Toledomade this consideration during an informative event analyzing the economic scenario, during which it also warned about the “problem” of absenteeism due to illness, which has increased in 37% of Bizkaia companies by 2023, and warned that the political environment has changed from the eighth to the fourth point of concern among companies.
In a week when the union DE A has once again opted for the strike on the basis that “more strikes, more and better agreements”, those responsible for Cebek have insisted that labor disputes have nothing to do with working conditions.
According to the Secretary General of Cebek, Francisco Javier AzpiazuData from the past two decades shows that the “ALS story” about linking conflict to better wages “doesn’t match reality.”
In Bizkaia companies, the working environment has not improved in 2023 compared to 2022, according to a survey conducted in January by the Bizkaia employers’ association among companies in the area, which, on the other hand, shows an improvement in business prospects in the region. in connection with other consultations that have taken place since the start of the pandemic.
As for the recent one increase in the minimum interprofessional wage (SMI)those responsible for Cebek have shown that it was a “unilateral” decision by the government and that they would have liked it to have been the result of an agreement.
According to the business survey, 74% of Biscayan companies will maintain their workforce and 19% will expand it, in a context where it is difficult for companies to find employees with the profiles they need.
Source: EITB
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