Spain: social partners from the chemical sector signed a pre-agreement on the content of the new branch collective agreement

Spanish union organizations from the chemistry sector (Fiteqa-CCOO and FIA-UGT) and the employers federation (FEIQUE) signed, on May 30, a pre-agreement which includes the main measures of the new collective agreement of the chemical industry. This text, submitted to the vote of the sector's staff, flexibilizes working time and gives a frame to the negotiation of equality plans planned by the law. (Ref. 070506)
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With this pre-agreement, parties recognize that they agreed upon the core and plan that the points which remained unresolved should not cause any problems. Today, the text is broadcasted in the companies to be consulted and voted. It plans that the future collective agreement of the chemistry sector will have an enforcement length of three years (from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2009) – since employers could not convince on the idea of a renewal every five years. It will include the followi

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