The pay rise includes 6.3% to offset the impact of inflation<\/a> between 2019 and 2022 and 1.5% in anticipation of consumer price increases in 2023, Telefonica<\/a> said in a document sent to employees. The pay increase kicked in on Jan. 1.
Additionally, workers will get a 300-euro one-off payment in October.
The UGT union<\/a> confirmed the agreement in a statement.
Telefonica employs about 16,000 workers in Spain. Another negotiation will kick in later this year for the remaining workers whose contracts are not covered by the agreement.
Spain's inflation rate in 2021 and 2022, respectively at 6.5% and 5.7%, were the highest since the early 1990s, prompting unions to press sometimes reluctant employers for pay raises, resulting in strikes and protests.
In many industries, such as banking and retail, companies have granted significant pay raises.
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