Due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, several clubs in La Liga have decided to apply for the implementation of “temporary adjustment measures for employment”.
Xinhua News Agency, Madrid, March 27 (Xie Yuzhi) Spanish from La Liga club announced on the 27th that the season was interrupted due to the new Crown pneumonia epidemic, the team will implement “temporary adjustment measures for employment” for club staff including members of the first team, including reducing salary expenses “.
The club said in the announcement that due to the temporary suspension of the season, the Spanish club submitted a document “temporary adjustment measures for employment” to the Spanish labor authorities on the grounds of force majeure. This measure will affect the players, coaches, assistant coaches and physical fitness division of the first team of the club, as well as the players of the second team and the youth shonentai. The application content includes reducing their daily working hours by 70%.
Temporary adjustment measures for employment is a mechanism in Spanish labor law. According to the regulations, when the demand for products or services of the company is significantly reduced due to factors such as force majeure and the activities of the enterprise are significantly reduced, the contract with a large number of employees can be temporarily suspended through this mechanism, stop paying them salaries and only keep the employment relationship. Meanwhile, the Spanish government will grant unemployment benefits to the temporary unemployed affected by the measure.
The Spanish club said in the announcement that the plan was approved by a team of players, who expressed “understanding and respect”.
Due to the impact of the new coronavirus epidemic, several clubs in La Liga have decided to apply for the implementation of “temporary adjustment measures for employment”. Barcelona is the first club to confirm this practice. Previously, the club’s senior management had held salary reduction negotiations with a team of players, but failed to reach an agreement. Hill Marin, president of Madrid Racing Club, also published an open letter to club members on the 27th, saying that the club decided to implement the measure, which is expected to include a team of players in Atletico Madrid, 800 club employees, including coaches, were affected.