Outsourcing and applicable collective bargaining agreement. The new article 42.6 of the Statute of Workers from the scope of three prior rulings of the labour chamber of the Supreme Court

Authors

  • Ignacio García-Perrote Escartín Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24310/rejlss.vi5.14711

Keywords:

outsourcing, subcontracting, collective bargaining agreement, outsourced activity

Abstract

This paper provides a first approximation to the new section 6 of article 42 of the Statute of Workers, introduced by Royal Decree-law 32/2021, of 28 December. The analysis is based on three rulings of the labour chamber of the Supreme Court, since these were the judgements considered during the negotiations that resulted in the wording of RDL 32/2021. The paper reaches the following conclusions on article 42.6 SW: 1st) If the contractor or subcontractor have their own company-level collective bargaining agreement, it will apply in its own terms, provided that it is prior in time to the sector-wide collective bargaining agreement that applies to the outsourced activity. 2nd) In the opposite case (i.e., the company-level collective bargaining agreement is not prior in time), then the company agreement will apply but without priority on salary related matters. 3rd) If the contractor or subcontractor lack a company-level agreement, the sector-wide collective bargaining agreement applicable to them will apply pursuant to Title III SW. 4th) If the precedent criteria do not apply, then the sector-wide collective bargaining agreement of the outsourced activity will apply.

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Author Biography

Ignacio García-Perrote Escartín , Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Magistrado de la Sala de lo Social del Tribunal Supremo

Catedrático de Derecho del Trabajo (s.e.)

Published

2022-07-21

How to Cite

García-Perrote Escartín , I. (2022). Outsourcing and applicable collective bargaining agreement. The new article 42.6 of the Statute of Workers from the scope of three prior rulings of the labour chamber of the Supreme Court. Journal of Labor and Social Security Legal Studies (REJLSS), (5), 50–64. https://doi.org/10.24310/rejlss.vi5.14711

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Estudios doctrinales