Balearic tourist sector seeking over 100,000 workers
More and more employees are needed earlier in the year than used to be the case.
Mallorca hoteliers determined to tackle unjustified absenteeism of up to 30%
Absenteeism is an issue for the collective bargaining negotiations that got under way on Thursday.
35-hour working week, a 'red line' for Balearic hospitality industry negotiations
Employers and unions appear to be far apart on pay and the working week.
Mallorca hospitality - 20% of all jobs and still not enough
Difficulties with attracting seasonal workers from the mainland are increasing.
More businesses than ever in Mallorca, and almost a fifth are hospitality
A record number of businesses can't disguise a fundamental problem with the Balearic economy.
End of Mallorca's tourism season - time to protest
When EU tourism ministers gather in Palma, they can expect to be greeted with protests.
Bar and restaurant students in Mallorca
Hospitality students in Mallorca. But will they look elsewhere for work?
Waiter at a terrace in Menorca
Workers are said to be getting insufficient breaks.
Mallorca's hospitality workers - overworked and exploited
Unions say that there is widespread abuse in the workplace.
Unions denouncing the "fraud" of dismissing workers after trial periods
Abuse of the trial period is said to disguise the fact that employers are hiring on a temporary basis.
Balearic hotels, restaurants and nightlife agree new pay deal
Unions had been threatening possible industrial action ahead of the elections and the tourism season.
Union says hospitality pay agreement is not consensual
Negotiations were "clandestine" and "hasty".
Agreement on new pay deal for the Balearic hospitality industry
Risk of any industrial action would appear to have been averted.
The race to avoid a labour dispute in Mallorca's hospitality industry
Strikes affecting the tourism industry are the last thing the government wants.
Price increases in the Balearics were more than double 2022 pay rises
Unions are holding out for ten per cent pay increases in 2023.
Pay agreement being studied to avoid a "hot winter" for Mallorca's hospitality sector
Unions have been warning of industrial action.
Balearic pay agreements of up to 15%
Agreements already reached will send out a signal to negotiators for larger sectors - hospitality in particular.
Unions say profits justify hospitality pay increase
Full-on clashes with the employers over pay are being anticipated.
Bar terrace in Palma, Mallorca
Employers have been offering better packages in order to attract staff.
Comment
What time do you have dinner of an evening?
Rrom spring through to autumn here in Mallorca, sitting down to dine dark into the night, was and always will be rather sexy.
Frank Leavers09/03/2024 04:05