Telefónica once again closes an ERE agreed with the unions. After a month of negotiations, Telefónica and the majority unions have reached a definitive agreement to execute the company’s labor adjustment plan and renew the labor relations framework for the remainder of the decade. As confirmed by union sources, the assemblies this Thursday endorsed the seven Employment Regulation Files (ERE) proposed by management, as well as the extension of the three collective agreements. The official signing that will seal social peace will take place next Monday, December 22.
The final agreement implies the departure of 4,539 in the group as a whole, after reducing that Thursday by another 15 people the impact on Movistar+, the last division to receive the company’s final offer.
The bulk of the cut will ultimately fall on the main block of the operator, which will assume 3,765 minimum departures, the majority in Telefónica de España (2,925), followed by Móviles (720) and Soluciones (120). For their part, the global divisions will face 599 casualties — with the TSA parent company (301) as the most affected, along with Innovation (186) and Global Solutions (112) — while pay television, Movistar+, will adjust its workforce by 175 people.
UGT, whose assembly has already fully ratified the agreement, has described the result as a “resounding success.” The union highlights the extension of the 36-hour weekly working day to the entire group, within the framework of the renegotiation of the collective agreement that has taken place in parallel to that of the ERE. Until now, this benefit was limited to the main companies, but the pact has homogenized it to the rest of the workforce and marked, according to the union, “a true milestone for all Spanish companies.”
Sources from CCOO, the other majority union along with Sumados-Fetico, explain to elDiario.es that the militancy is carrying out the vote during the afternoon of this Thursday. The results from the provinces that are arriving reflect that an “overwhelming majority of members are in favor of the signature.” Both CCOO and Sumados-Fetico plan to announce the approval this Friday.
Voluntariness and generational change
The unions also defend the success of having maintained the principle of “total voluntariness” through early retirement plans for those over 54 years of age, with incomes that reach 68% of the regulatory salary and the maintenance of Social Security contributions. For those who do not retire early and decide to leave, compensations higher than those in the sector and voluntary bonuses have been agreed.
They also highlight that the agreement includes the regeneration of the workforce. The unions have forced an explicit commitment to job creation: Telefónica must make new hires equivalent to between 10% and 15% of departures, depending on the company. A measure aimed at rejuvenating staff and avoiding the decapitalization of talent in key areas.
With the signing on Monday, the management headed by Marc Murtra, achieves clear passage for its strategic plan with the approval of the workers’ representatives, thus fulfilling the Government’s demand that there be no traumatic measures in the company. The State is the main shareholder of Telefónica through SEPI, which owns 10%.
Source: www.eldiario.es
