In Madrid
The largest increase in the history of the minimum wage (smic) Spanish is she a “emploicide”, as has been denounced this week the main employers ‘ organisation, the CEOE? Or the increase of 736 900 euros per month (over 14 months, as it is the custom in Spain) is a measure of social justice, such as defending the socialist government, painless on the job market, since it concerns only 3 % of smicards the country? The increase is validated by decree on Friday, for an entry into force in January.
According to the calculations of the CEOE, the 22% increase in the minimum wage will be a small fee direct to 1.5 billion euros for the Spanish companies. In the opinion of the director of the department of work of the organization, Jordi Garcia Vina, “the increase in cost always has an impact on the labour market. In the Face of the increase in its payroll, a business owner can decide not to hire or reduce the number of its employees”.
“We are not hostile to the principle of an increase. We criticise that this measure was taken by decree, without social dialogue”
the representative of The …
