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The
Plenary of the Congress of Deputies has not collected any of the proposals sent
from the employers of the social economy, "despite being a legislative
project promoted by the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy itself."
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Of
the 17 proposals prepared by CEPES, 10 of them had been reflected in the
amendments presented by various parliamentary groups during the processing of
the standard.
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One
of the proposals presented by CEPES is aimed at correcting some unwanted
effects caused by the 2021 labor reform, which hindered or prevented the use of
capitalization due to unemployment in the cases of incorporation as members to
cooperatives and labor societies.
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CEPES
trusts that the Senate can correct this "incomprehensible decision adopted
by the Parliamentary Groups of the Government"
Tuesday, December 27, 2022. The
Spanish Business Confederation of the Social Economy (CEPES), shows its
"surprise" and "disappointment" at the fact that the Plenary of the Congress does not
contemplate any proposal of the social economy in the Employment Law Project,
which was approved by the Congress of Deputies on Thursday, December 22.
Since last July when the Employment Bill entered the Congress of Deputies,
CEPES, within the framework of its usual proactive spirit and institutional
collaboration, sent to all the parliamentary groups of the Committee on
Labor, Inclusion, Social Security and Migration -in charge of processing
this Bill- 17 proposals for amendments "to improve the framework of participation of the
social economy in public employment policies, both in the whole of the
Employment System -state and autonomous- and its form of governance and in the
strategic planning tools of these policies in our country".
Specifically, part of these proposals presented by CEPES were aimed at correcting
some unwanted effects caused by the 2021
labor reform, which hindered or prevented the use of capitalization due to
unemployment in the cases of incorporation as members to cooperatives and labor
societies.
Thus, from CEPES, they point out that the capitalization of unemployment
benefit, as a measure to promote employment, has a "capital"
importance for both cooperatives and labor societies, "because it allows
employed workers to acquire the status of working or work partners, by making
available the necessary economic resources to be able to acquire the shares or
participations of these entities of the social economy that, otherwise, they wouldn´t get."
The presentation of amendments by
the different parliamentary groups was welcomed with "great satisfaction"
by the employers of the social economy, since, of the 17 proposals
submitted, 10 had been reflected in the texts presented by "a
heterogeneous diversity of political groups", such as the Popular Parliamentary Group,
Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem Galicia en
Común, Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV), Euskal Herria Bildu Parliamentary
Group and Plural Parliamentary Group.
In addition, these 10 amendments included in the corresponding procedure
were aimed at those "core and strategic aspects for the social
economy", that is, the institutional participation of the social economy
in the National Employment System and the modifications in the capitalization of
unemployment benefit to undertake in the social economy.
After the approval of the Bill in the Congress of Deputies last Thursday,
the president of CEPES, Juan Antonio Pedreño, points out that "the surprise
and disappointment have been enormous to verify that in the Plenary of the
Congress of Deputies last week has not approved any of the proposals presented
by the political groups despite being a legislative project promoted by the
Ministry of Labor and Economy itself. Social. We do not understand this turn of events,
since in the conversations and contacts held with the parliamentary groups
there was a glimpse of widespread support for some of the proposals
presented."
From CEPES they trust that the Senate can correct this
"incomprehensible decision adopted by the Parliamentary Groups of the
Government" and that the legislative reform ends up allowing the
possibilities of participation of companies and entities of social economy
"in matters that are inherent to their DNA, since they actively
contribute to the generation and maintenance of employment and economic
activity in the labor market, in
particular through sustainable, flexible, stable, inclusive and quality jobs,
which generate social and territorial cohesion, due to their strong commitment
to the local and the territory".
"With this spirit and intention we have prepared our proposals,"
concludes the president of CEPES, "so that the representatives of popular
sovereignty can influence an improvement of the legislative framework
that will govern public employment policies in the coming years, contributing
from the business model of social economy to generate more and better
employment, as we have demonstrated at all times."
The 29 members of the Spanish Business Confederation of
the Social Economy represent more than 43,192 companies and 12.5% of
employment in Spain, with a turnover of around 10% of GDP. From CEPES they
point out the "capacity
to generate and maintain employment" of these
companies, since, "both in
times of economic growth and deep crisis and recession, they have
proven to generate quality employment , all with an added value in the generation
of wealth and employment derived from solidarity principles that sustain our business management."
And it is that the principles of social economy that govern these companies
"demonstrate how business efficiency can coexist with social
responsibility," they point out. These principles are the primacy of
people and the social purpose over capital and the promotion of internal
solidarity and with society, favouring the commitment to local development, equal
opportunities between men and women, social cohesion, the integration of people
at risk of social exclusion, the generation of stable and quality
employment, the reconciliation of
personal, family and work life and sustainability.
Its added value on employment has made the social
economy one of the Government´s investment priorities for the European Social
Fund in Spain. This decision is currently translating into the creation of thousands of new businesses and
jobs in the social economy through the
Social Inclusion and Social Economy Programme (POISES), in whose management
CEPES participates as an ESF Intermediate Body.
