They denounce the non-payment of wages and excessive working hours by a subcontractor at Palma airport

PalmThe Balearic Islands branch of the CCOO Habitat Federation has filed a complaint with the Labor Inspectorate regarding the alleged non-payment of wages and excessive working hours of its employees at a subcontracted company working on the renovation of both Palma Airport and Manacor Hospital. The union, in a statement outlining the events as reported by the workers themselves, also highlights alleged falsification of daily reports, cash payments without social security contributions, employees being denied vacation time, per diems "disguised and misappropriated" as advances, and transfers to the Spanish mainland without prior agreement. According to the union, as of Wednesday, the workers had still not received their wages and were working ten-hour shifts despite signing documents purporting to show they were only working eight.

According to the complaint filed with the Labor Inspectorate, the company will not pay them for these two extra hours, nor for night shifts or Saturday work. Furthermore, the employees will not be able to take the vacation periods to which they are entitled.

The union pointed out that these conditions of "exploitation" are compounded by the fact that the workers received part of their wages in envelopes without being registered on payroll or social security, which would constitute "fraud." Moreover, CCOO says the company has tried to "force" some of the workers to relocate to Alicante without consulting them or reaching an agreement.