The Second Vice President and Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, appeared this Monday from Valencia to explain some measures of what she called the “labor shield” to face the DANA disaster. In addition to the measures already announced by the Labor Party, such as priority to teleworking and justified reasons for absence from work, Díaz announced that measures would be approved again to take care of family members as in the COVID pandemic , as well as to protect servants. workers, he said.
“We will reissue the “MECUIDA” Pandemic Plan,” declared Yolanda Díaz. The ministry recalls that it is a question of recognizing by law “the right of conciliation for all people who cannot go to work for exceptional reasons” due to DANA due to the care of members of their family, like children or the elderly.
Díaz recalled that the situation is exceptional given the closure of schools and the damage caused to residences, which leads many people to need family care.
“We must guarantee the rights of conciliation in the Valencian Community”, declared the Minister of Labor, who recalled that this Me Cuida plan “considers all the possibilities of adaptation of the working day”: from teleworking to adaptation working hours. and reduction of the day of care. “Even a 100% reduction in working hours,” Díaz emphasized.
These rights had been claimed by the majority unions, CCOO and UGT, who however always demanded that they be accompanied by paid leave, because if there are no households, they cannot benefit from it. “Regarding Me Cuida, we are asking the Generalitat for a supplement, for help,” said this afternoon Ana García, general secretary of CCOO PV, who warned that reducing the day of care to 100% “ is very good, but also an economical cover because families have to eat every day.
Protection with retroactive effect
Furthermore, without specifying what this will look like, Yolanda Díaz announced that “we will once again protect domestic workers, the invisible ones”. The ministry indicates that “domestic employees whose contracts are suspended as a result of DANA” will be protected.
The Minister of Labor also recalled the priority of teleworking which will be approved imminently, as well as certain improvements in business aid for ERTE due to force majeure and the four reasons which justify employees not going to work due to of DANA with the right to “non-recoverable paid leave”. Also, the desire to reissue the “prohibited dismissal” of DANA, as happened during the pandemic.
Yolanda Díaz insisted that, although the measures have not yet been approved by the BOE, they are “available now”, since they will be approved “retroactively from the day of the disaster, last October 29 “.
The minister reiterated a message of “unity”, gratitude to social workers and priority to security and the protection of life in the face of disaster. “It’s the top priority right now. Please, let’s not take risks,” he insisted.
