The National Court has partially upheld the lawsuit of the union Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) against the sports sales company Decathlon for wage discrimination against part-time workers, and condemns the company to pay the difference with the employees. full-time.
In a ruling dated March 18 to which Efe has had access, the social court partially upholds the lawsuit presented by the Federation of CCOO Services, to which UGT and USO joined. The ruling states that “the right to equal pay of part-time workers” has been violated by not recognizing their right to receive a bonus or compensation if they work flexible hours in 2021 and 2022.
Compensation to the workforce
Hence, the Court decided to condemn Decathlon to compensate from May to December 2022 with the monthly difference not paid to these employees due to imports of between 0.192 euros and 0.168 euros, depending on the position they held.
After CCOO’s action, salary discrimination for part-time employees was eliminated and the 2023 salary tables were updated in the agreement, equating the remuneration of both groups.
But Decathlon refused to compensate for this difference retroactively, so CCOO decided to go to court. At the hearing, which was held on February 20, it became clear that part-time workers had been receiving lower remuneration than employees with a 40-hour day.
