Balearic workers in demand in European countries
Workers from the islands enjoy a good reputation abroad, especially those from the service sector.
Sanctions against employers for labour breaches rose 45% in the summer
Unions wanting a permanent increase in the number of inspectors.
Balearic minister for the economic model, tourism and employment, Iago Negueruela (right)
Iago Negueruela (right) and the director-general for employment, Llorenç Pou, on Friday.
Record August employment in the Balearics
The government says that the employment figures and tourist spending justify salary increases.
Waiter at a Menorca bar
Labour reform has led to much higher numbers of permanent job contracts.
Eighty inspectors for checking on summer working conditions
Inspectors from the mainland will reinforce the summer inspection plan.
13,000 temporary workers in the tourism sector to get better contracts
UGT and CCOO say that this year's hiring is regulated by the Labour Reform
Workers in Mallorca
The percentage of temporary working remains very high.
July job contracts at pre-pandemic level
Positive, but 84% of the contracts were temporary.
Employment office Palma, Mallorca
Hiring was down, while unemployment was up.
Employment
Nearly 2,600 people sit exam for 82 vacancies
86 tests started simultaneously in 29 Spanish cities with a total of 166,350 applicants vying for Post Office jobs in Spain.
Employment
Tourism and restaurant sectors offered most jobs in December
A third of the jobs that were advertised in December offered permanent contracts.
Employment
Poverty is a growing problem in the Balearics
Urgent changes are needed to provide stable jobs all year-round.
Employment
A half of summer jobs were for no longer than three months
Over 75,000 jobs between June and August were for three months or less.
Employment
Mainland worker numbers increasing
The Balearics have long attracted more seasonal workers than the number of workers leaving the Balearics to go to other regions.
Balearic employment
Significant decline in Balearic unemployment
Current unemployed register is relatively even between men and women.
Comment
Never mind the quantity, it’s the employment quality
What does this quality employment imply? What do you think?
Andrew Ede02/12/2021 12:51