Supermarket chain Mercadona approved wage increases for its entire workforce in Spain and Portugal, saying they would be in line with the official rate of inflation recorded in December. The measure will enter into force starting from the January payslips of the more than 96,000 employees in Spain and Portugal, matching December’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) of each country. The hike will not only affect workers’ base salaries, as stipulated in its collective agreement, but also their total wages including bonuses.
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