SIC workers protest proposed ‘insufficient’ wage increase

SIC workers are set to hold a silent protest at the company premises on Feb. 1 as they see management’s proposed pay increase as “unfair and insufficient”, claiming a “universal pay increase” in the second half of the year.

According to the communique of the working commission of the TV channel, which the Lusa agency had access to, SIC employees at the plenary meeting approved by a majority of votes the holding of a silent protest action, which will take place on February 1 at 15:00 on the territory of the Company. facilities.

Because they consider “the wage increase proposed by the company’s management to be unfair and insufficient”, the workers say that in the second half of the year there will be “widespread wage increases”.

The workers at the plenary session approved the petition: “NIC employees welcome the current negotiation process, but once again consider the wage increase plan announced by the company’s management to be unfair and insufficient. increases.”

In statements to Lusa on Tuesday, Impresa’s executive chairman, SIC owner Francisco Pedro Balseman, said wage talks were ongoing.

According to information available to Lusa, for SIC and Impresa Publishing workers, the administration has offered to increase the food subsidy and salary upgrade for those earning up to 2,000 euros (3.5% from 1,000 to 1,249 euros, 3% from 1,250 to 1,499 euros). 2.5% from 1500 to 1749 euros and 2% from 1750 to 2000 euros).

At a plenary meeting held in December, the SIC workers found the values ​​”insufficient and unfair”, allowed forms of struggle and demanded an update for all employees (update above the cumulative inflation for the year for salaries below 2000 euros, 5.1% update for salaries from 2000 to 3000 euros and updates from 1 to 3% for salaries above 3,000 euros).