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The Union of Service Sector Workers (SITESE) has announced
that it has reached an agreement with the Association of Hotels and Tourist
Enterprises of the Algarve (AHETA) for salary increases on average of more than
14% for this year.
“SITESE and AHETA reached an agreement on the salary tables
for 2023, for an average increase of more than 14%”, indicated the union in a
statement sent to Lusa agency.
In addition to restoring purchasing power, the document,
advances the union structure, "constitutes a turning point in the approach
that the business association had been taking in relation to wages, meeting
what had long been advocated by SITESE".
The low wages practiced over the years in the hotel sector
were at the origin of the “flight of workers to other sectors with more favourable
working conditions”, stresses the union.
“The labour shortage crisis made it absolutely necessary to
significantly increase wages in order to make this sector more attractive to
workers and thus contribute to attracting and retaining them”, he points out.
Thus, the union structure defends that the path now started
between the two entities “should continue in the years to come, in the sense of
providing the Algarve with manpower in quantity and quality”.
After the agreement for salary increases for this year, the union points out as the next step, the “negotiation of a new clause that is one more reason for workers to stay in the sector and in the Algarve region.
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If they work 12 months of the year yes give them and increase. But most of the Tourisum conecteted business only work 6 months of the year. They have to their 6 month holiday as they are so stressed after working for that 6 months. Shameful ????????????
By J from Lisbon on 18 Jan 2023, 07:57
Agree wages ought to increase to help keep staff. However how are the small businesses that employ these people going to afford such an increase when utilities and other costs are sky rocketing. Wouldn't it be better for the government to give these companies tax breaks to keep the staff employed instead of just paying out subsidiaries to allow people not to work and stay at home?
By C from Algarve on 18 Jan 2023, 14:08