The Commerce and Services Union is fighting the Association of Retailing Companies (APED) which wants to implement the Labor Code amendments introduced in 2012. Both parties are currently bargaining for the sector’s collective agreement. Employee representatives believe that the changes to working time (bank of hours) will be detrimental to workers’ personal life, as they will impose unsteady hours. A resolution was filed and the union is informing the sector’s workers. (Ref. 130227)
Flexibility. The Association of Retailing Companies (APED) wants to add flexibility and introduce the working time changes provided for in the new Labor Code enforced on August 1, 2012 (see article No. 120340), especially the bank of hours. 2 hours can now be added to the workday, up to 10 hours a week (the workweek going from 40 up to 50 hours). The annual bank of hours cannot exceed 150 hours. The employer needs to write the proposal down and, when an entire team or division is affected,
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