The Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organisations (CEOE) has loosened its stance on wage moderation and sought to break the deadlock in negotiations over a framework agreement for salary increases in 2017. The employer group has proposed that pay rises fall between 1% and 2%, with an additional 0.5% depending on the productivity of each sector. The offer falls short of what the CCOO and UGT trade unions had demanded: salary increases of between 1.8% and 3%.
Following months of deadlock, negotiations appear set to recommence between social partners. The period has seen trade unions and employer groups stuck in talks on how to proceed on salary increases. While employers have called for continued wage moderation, which they view as absolutely key to protect the competitiveness of Spanish companies, employee representatives are demanding that the fruits of economic recovery be redistributed.
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