The president of the Union of Labor and Social Security Inspectors, Ana Ercoreca, warned this Wednesday that so that the reduction of work day be effective, it is necessary to reinforce the Inspection Work with more resources and more staff. The Ministry of Labor concluded a week ago the negotiations with employers and unions to cut weekly working time to a legal maximum of 37.5 hours and announced an “imminent” agreement with UGT and CCOO that will have to go through first the Council of Ministers and then the Congress. Its effective implementation would depend on the ability of the inspectors to monitor its application, as noted by Ercoreca.
“It cannot be carried out if it is not reinforced at the operational level and at the resource level of the Labor Inspection, because Paper can withstand everything, but resources and personnel cannot.”the president of the union announced this Wednesday in the Senatewhere he has appeared in the Labor Commission. Ercoreca has recalled that the Labor Inspection is responsible for enforcing the rules that regulate labor relations and has stressed that the institution “nowadays goes through its down hours” and works beyond its means to guarantee “decent working conditions.”
“In Spain “We have one inspector for every 15,000 workers or one inspector for every 1,500 companies.”has indicated, pointing out that the problem is more one of “lack of structure” than of “number and remembering that it is still pending approval a List of Jobs committed by the Government in 2022. “It is a fundamental institution in the access, maintenance and future of employment to guarantee that all people have Social Security benefits in the future and that it can be guaranteed that during their employment relationship they have stable employment with full guarantees of labor rights,” he defended.
Ercoreca has indicated that In 2023, labor inspectors processed 651,000 filesmore than 5% of the set objective. Specifically, according to the data offered, 242,000 actions were for the prevention of occupational risks, 140,000 were matters related to Social Security, 135,000 with the irregular economy and the work of foreigners. The actions of the Inspection served to regularize 29,899 false self-employed workers. “More than 100,000 people have been discharged thanks to the Labor Inspection,” added the president of the union, who noted that “two of the issues that are most reported are working time and salaries.”
Muface continuity
In addition, the president of the Spanish Federation of Associations of the Higher Bodies of the Civil Administration of the State (FEDECA) has shown against the end of muface posed as “viable” and “reasonable” alternative by the Ministry of Health due to the refusal of insurers to participate in the new tender called by the Government for the next two years, considering it insufficient to cover the costs of healthcare.
The president of the Union of Inspectors has stated that there are no “economic or social arguments” to undertake the transfer of more than a million public employees to Public Health and that this decision would only mean further straining an already failing National Health System. yes stressed. “They are leaving a million officials and their families unprotected.”“he warned.