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 Daily news from the Canaries and the islands' biggest English language newspaper on-line Working conditions Labour reform There are still strike calls over the recently approved labour reform act in Spain whilst nobody seems to be exactly sure what will change or for whom. New indefinite contract holders will only have 33 days per year worked recompense (maximum two years salary) if they are made redundant which has the unions up in arms as they believe that the marketplace will gradually replace the current 45 day compensation (maximum three and a half years salary) as existing contract holders retire. In addition there is a considerable group of people with existing contracts and new contracts for males between 31 and 44 years of age who will now be entitled to considerably less compensation (not defined). A vaguely worded ruling that the 45 (or 33) days could be reduced to 20 if a company is in financial difficulty has no support from either side and the Spanish President, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has confirmed that the whole law needs to be made more concrete, a process that would be expected to take place during its passage through the second House. However the Minister for Employment, Celestino Corbacho has affirmed that companies who want to cut their workforce and pay only 20 days compensation won’t find it that easy. A new government fund is to be set up, sort of a giant piggy bank, which will pay the first eight days of the compensation from funds to be supplied jointly by the government and the employers. CEOE president, Gerardo Díaz Ferrán affirms that this measure will in fact make the cost of redundancy more expensive rather than less as they will be paying the lion’s part of the redundancy payment for their own lost workers, plus contributing to the general funds for all the rest. Union representatives claim that the reform will poison labour relations and increase conflict in the workplace as well as endangering the collective bargaining system and insisted that the new law was simply aimed at making it cheaper to fire people, “however you want to describe it”. | Canary Islands - 08.02.2012 - Yesterday's ugly scenes at Bilbao airport, where Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary had to be given a police escort after his provocation of former Spanair employees, prompted a furious reaction against the head of the airline by Canarian MP Ana Oramas. more... Las Palmas - 08.02.2012 - The snags preventing the release of tickets for the concert by rock legend Bruce Springsteen in Gran Canaria have now been resolved and the gig has been confirmed 100%, say the organisers. more... La Laguna - 07.02.2012 - A well-known Tenerife lawyer is the focus of police attention in a money-laundering and fraud investigation ordered by a La Laguna judge. more... Canary Islands - 07.02.2012 - Relations between the Canarian government and the new Spanish government sank further yesterday when the region's tourism minister was apparently snubbed by his national counterpart. more... Canary Islands - 07.02.2012 - Two Britons who had to be rescued again after getting into trouble on their bid to cross the Atlantic in a pedal boat could face a hefty fine for the latest mobilisation of air and sea rescue resources. more...    Banish the blues They tell us that this is one of the most depressing times of the year more...   | Elektronische Zigarette Kombiangebote Elektronische Zigarette 8,9cm mit der E-Zigarette Classic www.elektrische-zigarette.eu Rent a car Tenerife We have been in the rent a car business since 1976 in Tenerife. Our experience - your advantage. www.hermanns-cars.com Electronic Cigarette The Electronic Cigarette SLIM is recommended for smokers with few consume, occasional smokers and to go. www.liquid-shop.eu Real Estate Tenerife Tenerife Real Estate is your partner on Tenerife for penthouses, properties, fincas or business-pubs for the purchase and sale of villas, chalets, houses, appartements. www.teneriffa-immobilien.es ic media group |
