From November 1, all supervisory staff of regional school canteens managed by the Ministry of Education will see its hiring increased by half an hour per day, up to two and a half hours, throughout the school year.
This extension of hours aims to guarantee better compliance with the requirements established in the new foral decree 58/2024of May 29, which regulates the school canteens of the non-university public educational centers of the Foral Community of Navarra, which continue the transformation of these spaces into educational spaces.
The increase in hiring in the daily shift will occur for the 175 days of the school year and the Ministry of Education will assume the entire cost of the measure, without any impact on the dining room rate already established.
The increase in hiring hours will benefit 332 professionals which offer their services in the 43 regional canteens currently existing and managed by the Ministry of Education.
The measure contributes to improve working conditions of this professional group, in response to the demands conveyed in recent days, both by their union representatives and by companies in the sector. The minimum daily working day, according to the industry agreement, is 2 hours per day.
He new provincial decree on dining rooms aims to transform mealtime into a space to promote health, hygiene and nutrition education, the promotion of healthy and sustainable eating habits, the promotion of appropriate behavior at the table, as well as as correct attitudes before and after meals and oral hygiene. , collaboration, solidarity, inclusion, co-education and coexistence between students and the promotion of social and cultural habits.
The school canteen is also part of the strategies aimed at guaranteeing access to safe, healthy and sustainable food. Students have the right to receive quality food and also to take advantage of this time by receiving comprehensive training through educational activities that train them in aspects related to eating habits, social habits and healthy lifestyle habits, all in an appropriate climate of respect and coexistence.
