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The role of Public Sector in the job quality of ancillary activities. Albert Recio (QUIT – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Alejandro Godino (QUIT – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Sofia – 18/11/2012. OBJECTIVES.
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The role of Public Sector in the job quality of ancillary activities • Albert Recio (QUIT – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) • Alejandro Godino (QUIT – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) • Sofia – 18/11/2012
OBJECTIVES • To explore the role of public sector in the advancement of job quality in low-wage sectors and workplaces in outsourced sectors • based on sectoral and case studies (developed under WALQING project) on Contract Catering and Office Cleaning, but also appliable to other sector cases.
The role of public sector (I) • Obvious role: • Determination of: • basiclabourconditions, • collectivebargainingframework and • unionrights. • Latent role: Itisthemaincustomer of ancillaryactivities in outsourcedservices.
The role of public sector (II) • Active role of Public Administration as explanation in the expansion of outsourcing. Source: FédérationEuropéenne de la Restauration Collective Concédée (2009).
Main policies • Minimumwageimplementation (considerededverylow in Spanishcontext): 621 € per month • Collectivebargaingmodel: • Sectoralagreementscovertothewhole of theworkforce in eachindustry, despitethey are notaffiliatedtoanyunion.
Crucial effects of collective bargaining • Subrogation: when a companysubstitutesother in a work center, theyhave tomaintainitsstaff. • Guarantee of jobstability and longtermtenure. • Standardization of wagelevels • Salary of eachproffessionalcategoryisthesame at everyfirms • No chance of downwardbywagecompetition
Public sector as customer • Thepricepaydforoutsourcedservicescorrespondswiththeceilling of wageagreements. • Particular demands: • Specificshours of work cleaning • Profesional recognitionbyqualificationacknowledging.
A new conjuncture • Economic crisis changesGovernmentpolicies: • Budgetarycutsgeneratespressurestooutsourcedactivities: • Downward in prices and quantities. • Structuralreforms
Aftermaths (I) • Activity reductions: cuts in cattering and cleaning related to service cloussures (hospitals) and social transfers. • Pressures to suppliers • Increasing of part-timers(consequent reduction of wages wages) and work intensification.
Aftermaths (II) • Deterioration of collectivebargaining: • roadfromsectoraltocompanyagreements. • Dangertoloosesubrogationclause (guarantee of stability). • Increasing of wagecompetition • Exposuretovulnerability in low-wagesectors.