Spain’s fashion brand Desigual is offering staff a reduction working hours by one day in exchange for a 6.5% cut in salary. The working hours offer applies to the 502 employees of the head office (from a total of 2,700 people) while excluding in-store, commercial, and logistics services sales staff. The employees concerned will vote on the new move on 07 October, and if at least 66% vote in favour then the new work organization will be implemented. In the period running up to the vote, employees have an opportunity to test the system, without any concomitant reduction in salary.
Working less, while accepting a slightly lower salary. This is the offer that the Barcelona-based ready-to-wear company has put on the table. Desigual is proposing to reduce the working week to four days, with Friday being an non-working day. The plan is for employees to go from working 39.5 hours a week down to 34.5 hours, i.e.
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