Cambiemos denounces new delays in payment to sports staff

Just a few weeks ago, Cambiemos Orihuela denounced the refusal of Vectoris, the new contractor company for the Municipal Sports Centers, to pay the outstanding salaries that are still owed to the staff. Indeed, Vectoris has not paid salaries for the month of November either.

This attitude clearly violates the provisions of article 44 of the Workers’ Statute, which establishes:

«The change of ownership of a company, a work center or an autonomous productive unit will not by itself extinguish the employment relationship, with the new employer subrogating the labor and social security rights and obligations of the previous employer, including the commitments for pensions, by virtue of the terms provided for in its specific regulations, and, in general, any obligations regarding complementary social protection acquired by the transferor.”

As the winner of the contract, the new company Vectoris is obliged to assume these labor rights and obligations. And, ultimately, the municipality, as the main contractor of the service, has a joint responsibility that cannot be ignored.

It is even more inconceivable that, after taking over this emergency contract, Vectoris justified the delay in the payment of the first month’s salary with excuses such as lack of initial organization. This demonstrates an unacceptable lack of planning and commitment, which only aggravates the situation for workers who have already endured too much uncertainty.

Cambiemos Orihuela demands that both the winning company and the City Council comply with their legal responsibilities and guarantee the rights of workers. They say that we will not allow them to continue being victims of incompetence and lack of commitment on both sides.