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Mercadona will implement, starting next Monday, May 4, a new working day of four days of work and three days of pay (including Sunday) in all of its stores, while the crisis caused by the Covid-19 lasts.

The measure, which had been first tested in 24 stores, will extend from Monday to all the chain's supermarkets , with the aim of reducing contact between the staff and customers. This has been transferred by the company to the Intercentros Committee made up of CCOO and UGT, as reported by both unions in a joint statement and confirmed by company sources.

The work system foresees rotating shifts where approximately two thirds of a store's workforce work and the remaining one third rest. This organization will continue as long as the effects of the health crisis caused by Covid-19 last as a "measure of an exceptional and temporary nature," the company said.

Thus, working groups will be held. Each group will fight 2 consecutive days, more on Sunday, being rotating every week. The rotation of weeks makes it free every three weeks five days in a row.

Each working day will be carried out 9 hours a day , 36 on average a week and the rest will be in charge of the company. The day before and after a holiday, if necessary, 10 hours can be scheduled.

Schedule

In no case may an hour bag be made. The hours will be in the morning and afternoon, as a guide, from 06.00 to 15.30 in the morning shift (with 30 minutes of rest) and from 10.00 to 19.30 in the afternoon shift (with one hour of rest), and may be modified from one store to other.

The exit of the breaks will be staggered, to guarantee the preventive distances. The schedules will be delivered every Thursday and may have some change of shift or schedule.

Holidays that fall on days of libranza will be compensated by the reduction of hours that is done weekly. The reductions in working hours may enter this new modality of hours if they voluntarily reach an agreement with the coordinator of the workplace.

In turn, all workers who adapt to the 4 + 3 day will have a reduction in weekly hours. For those who for family reconciliation reasons cannot adapt to this day, the company is committed to assessing and seeking solutions in a particular way.

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