The CIE employers’ organization and the Fiteqa-CCOO and FITAG-UGT unions signed the new collective agreement for the textile industry on June 5. Employers in the fashioning and weaving industry agreed to sign the text at the last minute, after following a hard line and criticizing an agreement which didn’t match their claims. The two federations’ grand final gesture could cause the organization to split into two organizations, one gathering textile representatives and the other the clothing and accessories industry. (Ref. 130386)
Content of the agreement. The negotiations lasted for 2.5 years and covered the changes introduced by the 2011 and 2012 labor market reforms as regards flexible working time. Annual working time will increase by 10 percent (versus 5 percent before), i.e. 180 hours per annum, which may be modulated via a bank of hours. Working time may increase to follow production needs, with the possibility of getting the hours back when activity is lower.
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