The agreement provides for a minimum salary 5% higher than the Smic, as well as an average increase of 16.33% of the entire current salary scale.
The new salary scale in the hotel and catering industry has just been adopted, the Umih now expects from the Ministry of Labor an acceleration of the extension procedure with a view to an application by “the 1st of April“Said the spokesperson for the main employers’ organization in the sector. The ratified agreement provides for a minimum remuneration 5% higher than the Smic and “an average increase of 16.33%of the entire current salary scale.
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As expected, only the CFDT signed the agreement while the deadline granted by employers expired Monday evening, said Umih. “This is enough to extend this more dynamic salary grid today since the CFDT weighs more than 30%“(of union representativeness, editor’s note), declared Thierry Grégoire. “I congratulate the signatory employers’ organizations and trade unions. I can only regret that there are not more signatories on the employee side“. Non-signatory organizations now have 15 days to oppose this agreement, but the CGT and FO have already indicated that they will not block the process.
Question of working conditions on the table
“In recent years, there has been a bad habit, it is the extensions that last“Worried the employer representative. “We have sometimes seen grids extended a year later. The minister has put so much pressure on the branches to negotiate that it is up to her to do her job now“. “Normally it takes two months, we will see if it is able to ensure that between March 1 and April 1, employees in the sector can benefit from this new grid. The ball is in his court“, he added.
The social partners in the sector must also meet three times from February 22 to try to make progress by the end of May on the issue of working conditions. “There are two subjects on which we do not wish to negotiate, it is the 13th month and the Sunday bonuses“Warned Thierry Grégoire again. “Sunday is a day like any other. We don’t make more sales. A financial consideration would have a cost for the company“.
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“On other subjects, such as profit-sharing or employee savings, we are ready to negotiate“, he said. “On working conditions, weekend work (compensation days granted, editor’s note), cuts, we can negotiate. There is also an agreement to be made on disability and gender equality“.