Around 2,000 HP employees from offices in cities like Madrid, Barcelona, Zaragoza and Oviedo have been called for an indefinite strike. After a new plan to cut salaries up to 10% and increase weekly working hours to 60, ended in internal conflicts and layoffs, trade unions from HP Consultant and Applications and HP Outsourcing organised the strike. The plan includes the distribution of 230 working hours unevenly, meaning that employees might have to work on Sundays without salary.
English: http://www.neurope.eu/article/spanish-hp-workers-strike-indefinitely
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