Through the Extrajudicial System for the Resolution of Labor Conflicts in Andalusia (SERCLA) has managed to avoid a total of 40 strikes and thus ensure that some 364,600 hours of work were not lost.
Effectiveness in mediations
It has been seen in this year's data The Ministry of Employment, Training and Self-Employment, the person in charge of conciliation and agreement of the different labor conflicts and her intervention has been key to achieving these very positive results.
The effectiveness of the mediations carried out by SERCLA has also been reflected in different conflicts that have caused a great stir, such as the strike in the metal sector in Cádiz, where an agreement has been reached thanks to mediation. Thanks to this, other agreements have been carried out, such as those signed at AMP Terminals or to close the agreement for the handling of fruit and vegetables in Almería.
He Board Conciliation System has managed and resulted in a total of 163 mediations of collective disputes so far this year, which represents 34,03% of the total mediations, surpassing those registered in 2020.
This mediation service is determined to encourage dialogue and the agreement in collective bargaining before resorting to strike or judicial means and, in addition to the representatives of the Board, members of the business and union organizations of Andalusia participate in them.
How have the mediations been carried out?
Due to the pandemic and the restrictions that were carried out during this time, it was implemented to carry out online mediations And today, after the good results, they continue to be done this way in all the provinces, as reported by the Department of Employment. Thanks to this online mediation system, collective agreements negotiated by videoconference have been signed.
This system was a pioneer in Andalusia and was developed widely for all types of conflicts, limiting presence to resolve conflicts. During the past year A total of 694 mediation requests have been managed completely online. Fountain: Diarosur
