Mercadona and the representatives of the General Union of Workers (U.G.T.), Workers' Commissions (CC.OO.) and the Independent Union (S.I.), have signed the new Collective Company Agreement. This agreement, which reinforces the importance of shared and sustainable growth, will enter into force on January 1, 2024 and will last for 5 years, until the end of 2028.
The agreement guarantees the purchasing power of the workforce. The increase in the base salary is linked to the CPI, up to 2.5%, and, if higher, the company will complete this increase up to a maximum of 6%, a percentage linked to the company's profit objectives; a measure in line with the model of wealth creation and sharing of shared benefits that the company has been applying for years.
In addition, the Company already guarantees a minimum entry salary of 1,507 euros per month/gross, (20% more than the minimum interprofessional salary), to which are added, among others, the complements of the company's Remuneration Policy that They represent increases of 11% annually up to section 5, and which can represent 60% more than the interprofessional minimum wage.
Mercadona continues to be a pioneer in the sector with the introduction of conciliation policies. In the new agreement, the rest of 8 weekends a year is extended to workers in the hives (exclusive warehouses for online sales) and logistics blocks. This initiative will come into force progressively in 2024 and will end in 2025, which will mean that this measure reaches the majority of its workforce. Likewise, the company commits to reducing working hours in 2025.
Mercadona's Director of Labor Relations, Ruth García, highlights that “this new agreement is the result of the effort of all the parties involved to guarantee the satisfaction of the more than 100,000 people who make up Mercadona, who are the cause of the success and growth of Mercadona. the company. A company whose management model is based on satisfying the workers, because they are the ones who satisfy the more than 5.7 million households (our “Bosses” as we internally call them at Mercadona), every day” .
Lola Luna Fernández, State Manager of the Commerce Sector of FeSMC UGT, highlights the importance of this agreement, as it is the one with the greatest impact on the sector and highly values the agreements reached in this negotiation, agreements that will allow people to who work at Mercadona, continue to lead the sector, not only in terms of economic remuneration, but also in terms of quality in the distribution of working hours, and qualified breaks, something that facilitates the reconciliation of personal and work life that is so in demand. in the commerce sector. She thanks the company and the union representatives for their effort and dedication during this negotiation, which has allowed the signing of this important agreement.
Jose María Martínez, general secretary of the Federation of CCOO services, indicates: “We understand that this agreement demonstrates once again that, through social dialogue, new work realities can be adapted with the participation of all parties: company and RLPT. Carrying out this adaptation, improving working conditions and with an increase in salaries that guarantee purchasing power in the largest company in the sector. We must also highlight the continuity of the Observatory that was created in the previous agreement, where we will study how the working day will be reduced and the analysis of its distribution."
“From the first collective agreement of the Mercadona, SA company, to the current one, the Independent Union, a participant in its negotiation, has observed a double line: maintenance of the purchasing power of all workers and continued creation of stable employment. A true social commitment! The most outstanding collective agreement in the sector”, according to the Secretary of the Independent Union, Fermín Palacios Cortes.
