nsist upon the idea that the only way to curb the rise in unemployment (from 8.5% to 14.5% in one year) is to make dismissals more flexible. They want lower compensation scales and removed administrative authorizations for social plants. Employers have been repeating this message in preparation for the coming negotiations on the reform of the labor market. (Ref. 090196)
In spite of the government’s refusal and unions’ outcry, Gerardo Diaz Ferran, leader of the CEOE employers’ confederation, stays the course, asking for a full deregulation of dismissals.