Commerce: supermarkets and appliance chains refuse to pay parity

Just hours after the end of the prolongation of the joint negotiation between the union and the chambers of commerce, the leaders of the companies of the sector and they warn that they will not be able to cope with the payment of this extra salary to its employees because of the economic crisis and the drop in sales.

As he could confirm TN.com.ar sources of large supermarkets and appliance chains, some companies threaten to rebel against the agreement signed between the three chambers and the guild, which will imply a salary increase of 20% to be paid in installments from February to April.

The complaint of the company is not minor: it is about the two big employers in the trade sector. From the heading electrical appliances pointed against the Argentine Chamber of Commerce: they claim to have acted "at the sword of the badociates". "Sales fell 50%, we can not face in this context the joint increase that has been signed, "indicate executive sources.

According to the latest report released by Indec this week on the appliance sector, sales declined 1.8% (at current prices) in September, which means that by adding the effect of the 39, inflation, the actual fall exceeds 40%. In the third quarter of this year, after positive numbers for the first two, the business turnover also experienced a decline in real terms close to 35%.

The CAC, for its part, has mobilized to defend the signature of the complementary joint agreement. "The position of chambers of commerce prior to joint meetings is defined by consensus. The agreement meets 80% of the directives of the three commercial entities"said camera secretary Mario Grinman in front of the media.

Another sector that has highlighted its difficulties in paying parity in this context is that of supermarkets. Sources from the Association of Supermarkets United (ASU) claimed that they would not be able to cope with the situation: "Sales are in red".

This week, the statistical agency also released data on supermarket activity. Official information already reflects three consecutive months of declining billing. In September, the decline was the strongest of the year, with 7.9%.

From the Ministry of Labor, let it know before the consultation, it means that the approval is in the study and that "We do not receive any complaints from any area to stop it. "On the other hand, union sources replied that the signed agreement contained a clause stating that, if there are companies in particular that can not pay the increase as it stands, can negotiate payment plans.