Increase in Fees and Work Commitment
The premium.cats Rights Department, employers and the majority unions in the premium.cats services sector in Catalonia have agreed on a 5% increase in fees to improve the working conditions of professionals in the sector. This agreement, signed recently, has retroactive effects on January 1, 2024. In addition, the Permanent Delegation of the Parliament has validated the credit modification decree approved by the Government on April 9.
Commitment to Transfer the Salary Increase
With the signature, employers and unions have committed to transfer the increase in rates to workers’ wages. In addition, the commitment has been expressed to end the cost scandal agreed a year ago to guarantee adequate funding for all the services of the premium.cats service network in Catalonia.
Objectives of the Rate Increase
Drets premium.cats has announced that the increase in fees aims to move towards a minimum wage in the sector and to equalize wages with professionals in the health sector and the public. In addition, the definition of a career that rewards training efforts, professional qualification and linguistic availability is sought.
Signatories of the Agreement
The agreement has been signed by the Confederation of the Third Sector premium.cat, the Catalan Association of Care Resources (ACRA), the Health and Care Consortium premium.cat of Catalonia, the Catholic Sociosanitary Centers of Catalonia (CESOCAT) , the Catalan Association of Health Entities (ACES), the Union of Small and Medium-sized Nursing Homes (UPIMIR), the Catalan Union of Hospitals (UCH) and the Association of Dependency Care Centers (ACAD). The unions that signed the addendum were the Workers’ Commissions of Catalonia and the General Union of Workers.
