Mercadona, the distribution leader in Spain and the company that employs the most people in our country, has decided to raise the salary of its entire workforce (93,000 workers) as of January 1, 2022 based on

the CPI at the end of 2021

, which It will be around 5%, according to the newspaper Expansion today.

The Valencian group chaired by Juan Roig becomes

the first company to take measures

so that its workers do not lose purchasing power.

Mercadona is the company that employs the most people in Spain

, with a workforce that reached 93,300 employees in 2020

.

Company sources explain that the rise will be based on the CPI.

"As of today we cannot assure that the increase in the CPI will be 5% at the end of the year. What we can say is that Mercadona, as it does and has always done, is going to increase the salary of its workers according to the accumulated CPI. at the end of the year ", they explain from the company.

The distribution group increases the salary of its employees every year based on the CPI, as they recall.

"

Once we know it, we will proceed to apply it so that our workers do not lose purchasing power.

It is our responsibility as a socially responsible company to continue applying initiatives to satisfy the people who make up our workforce," they point out.

Inflation closed November at 5.6%, its highest level since 1992, mainly due to the rise in prices of electricity and food.

Mercadona has always prided itself on taking care of its workers.

During the pandemic, he gave them a bonus to thank them for the extra effort they were making.

The group offers a fixed contract to all its employees.

These enter with a minimum salary during the first year of 1,338 gross euros per month), which is equivalent to 1,198 euros net per month.

The company applies salary increases to its workers automatically during their first four years of employment with the company.

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