The preliminary collective agreement will apply from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2029.
The parties agreed on wage increases of 4% in 2026, applied from 1 January, 2.5% in 2027, and 2% in both 2028 and 2029.
The agreement also provides for inflation-linked indexation. If the annual consumer price index in December exceeds the agreed wage increase, pay scales will be raised by the corresponding difference from 1 January of the following year.
Working Time to Be Reduced
Annual working time is to be gradually reduced to 1,746 hours in 2028 and 1,744 hours in 2029.
Other agreed measures include increasing paid time for accompanying relatives to medical appointments from 10 to 15 hours per year, six paid working days in the event of the death of a child or spouse, voluntary medical examinations for workers over 45 with additional cancer screening, and payment during annual leave of all regular wage components.
The parties also agreed to establish a Meat Industry Observatory on Occupational Health and Safety, Absenteeism and Sustainable Productivity. It is intended to serve as a permanent platform for social dialogue and will prepare an annual report with recommendations and best practices.
Three Days of Strike Affected Production
According to ANICE and FECIC, the strike lasted from 9 to 11 November. Employers estimate that participation did not exceed 25%, although the protest affected production processes at some plants.
The employers’ associations believe the strike could have been avoided, as the final terms differ only slightly from the proposal they submitted a week earlier. The main changes were the removal of the upper limit on wage indexation and the distribution of the reduction in working time between 2028 and 2029.
The preliminary agreement must now be ratified by the assemblies and governing bodies of CCOO and UGT. The parties will meet again by 30 November to agree the remaining provisions of the final collective bargaining agreement.
PigUA.info, based on materials from anice.es