A labor agreement is an agreement on all matters relating to the conditions and circumstances related to the job. This document is negotiated and signed by the representatives of workers and employers.

These agreements are referred to issues such as wages, breaks, and holiday schedule.. The law sets the limits within which you can develop conventions.

Under these agreements, are enterprise agreements and contracts for each worker, which in turn, must conform to the provisions in the collective agreement.

Main contents of a labor agreement

The contents most prominent conclude that the labor agreements are related to wages, overtime pay, hours and holidays, among others.

For each of these concepts that regulate working life the law or collective agreement provides for minimum standards that are mandatory for all companies.

Moreover, the same worker can accept in his contract labor conditions other than those indicated, but may not be compelled to accept them if they conflict with the law.

Salary

That must be the same for all workers within a company perform the same function. El The minimum wage set for the year 2007 is € 570.60 per month or € 19.02 per day.

The salary supplements derived from the payment of overtime and overtime costs should be added to base salary, ie are not included in the amount stipulated by law as a minimum wage.

You Pay overtime

The law sets a minimum of two extra annual payment. One must take place at Christmas. The second payment is usually delivered usually in one month vacation, but can occur at any other period.

The agreement may increase the annual payment. It's also possible that these are not delivered in two specific dates, but will be paid prorated. In these cases, the total amount is divided into twelve months.

Extra Hours

They are those that take place after the completion of the working hours. Its implementation is voluntary, unless otherwise agreed individually or collectively.

Must be financially compensated or breaks. Payment of the same can not be lower than regular hours. They do not consider the extraordinary being made to repair an accident or an urgent need.

Labor Day

By law normal working hours can not exceed 40 hours weekly routine. The normal distribution of the same may not exceed 9 hours a day.

You can seek a redistribution than the normal schedule by agreement or by contract.

Holidays

The law sets a minimum of 30 calendar days per year workedThe distribution of the same may be agreed between the worker and employer. In addition, the timing of the company include the festivities.

Moreover, each week, the worker must have at least a day and a half of rest, which often coincides with the Sunday and Saturday afternoon, but not necessarily.

Negotiating validity and force of conventions

The enterprise agreements are signed by the representatives of workers and employers. There are also sectoral agreements to be negotiated between unions and business associations representing more.

For the agreement to be valid, must be in writing and filed with the Ministry or Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs within 15 days of its signing. It shall enter into force on a date to be agreed between the parties.

The duration of this program is eligible for inclusion in the convention and will be extended annually if anyone submits opposition. It will be invalidated in some of its points if it is reported. It was nullified when fully replaced.

Schedules and family life

Every day we have more important aspects related to the ability to harmonize working life with work, especially in the case of women.

Laws enacted by the government fixed the minimum required. Thus, maternity leave is 16 weeks uninterrupted. Moreover, it has recently been approved for paternity leave of two weeks, independent of the previous one.

But in addition, there are many companies that set their conventions extraordinary measures such as the reduction of working hours or the choice of the place from where they perform portions.