Social Nearly fifty people protested outside the hotel to claim a share of savings from the reduction of VAT on food
The area around the Place du Casino was the scene of a demonstration, yesterday morning around 10 am About fifty people waved banners outside the entrance of the Metropole Hotel, chanting their demands. These relate to a direct incentive for employees of the institution to financial benefits of reduced VAT (value added) spoke on the restoration.
agreements exist in other channels
"In other hotel chains, there were agreements, Daff said Amady, Steward. In Montreal, we are negotiating for months to get the same thing, a shared savings generated by lower VAT. But we run into management. For several months, we are in discussion. Staff used all means available to hear his claim while maintaining social peace. Today, he makes the observation that management does not take into account its requests. The event also aims to appeal to respect the right to strike. "Alongside
strikers were representatives of the Union of Monaco (USM) and section hotels and catering.
Supporting their motion horns and vuvuzelas, participants displayed a banner at the entrance of their establishment. The atmosphere was still relatively quiet: the hotel's general manager, Jean-Claude Messant, came in contact with the striking employees.
management's responsibility in a statement
In a statement, the management of the Hotel Metropole said: "Management has confirmed that it would not pay the additional premium to that provided by the regulations in force in the Principality. Last July, we paid the premium catering, 2010 to which each was entitled. The gains made by this new measure [Editor's note: the lower rate of VAT restoration] helped to preserve jobs, improve the working tool, and develop teams. Since the beginning of the economic crisis, finally recalls the director general of the Metropole Hotel, no layoffs have been made. Although the record setting 2010 is positive relative to that of 2009, management does not want to increase the charges of the company in an economy still fragile. "
Dispersion of movement took place peacefully, an hour later.
gtinelli@nicematin.fr
Gerard Tinelli
Nice-Matin
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