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Vacation dispute erupts at Tenerife social entity

Workers take the entity's management to court over changes to the vacation and rest organization system.

Generic image of a legal document and a gavel, representing a labor dispute in the Canary Islands.
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Generic image of a legal document and a gavel, representing a labor dispute in the Canary Islands.

Employees of the Aspronte association, dedicated to the care of intellectually disabled individuals in Tenerife, have filed a lawsuit against management for altering the system of organizing vacations and breaks.

The works council and CCOO have taken the management of the Aspronte entity, which serves intellectually disabled people in Tenerife, to court over the reorganization of the work calendar. According to the council, management intends to eliminate the historical closing periods previously applied during summer, Easter, and Christmas, without real justification.
The lawsuit, filed as a collective dispute, has been admitted for processing, with a trial date set for March 23, 2027, at the Social Courts of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Aspronte, a non-profit association founded in 1966 and declared of Public Utility, employs 56 workers across its centers in Santa Cruz de Tenerife and La Orotava.
Aspronte's management justifies the measure as a progressive adaptation to service provision within the public network for dependency and disability care, and due to the future implementation of the social concert model. However, the works council, represented by Carlos Alberto Pulido, a social integrator, argues that the agreement with the Social Health Care Institute (IASS), the main funder, does not require 365-day operation but a maximum of 248 days per year.
Pulido criticizes Aspronte for using Plena Inclusión Canarias, which he describes as a "lobby for disability centers," to interpret the agreement in their favor. The council accuses the company of "sitting us down to negotiate while deceiving us" and of failing to prove that the mandate to open year-round comes from the IASS, recalling that the company signed an equality plan recognizing these rights just a year ago.
The company, for its part, states that various alternatives were considered without success and maintains its willingness to dialogue, but refrains from further comments due to the ongoing legal proceedings. The workers insist that these are acquired rights and that the modification could cut historical conditions, create discontent, and lead to the departure of experienced staff, which is critical in a service reliant on team stability.
Aspronte, celebrating its 60th anniversary, serves individuals with intellectual disabilities, a field where the continuity of reference professionals is crucial. The council proposes maintaining acquired rights and, if increased opening hours are desired, strengthening the service with more hiring. Aspronte's manager, Víctor García, acknowledges the staff's professionalism despite the labor conflict.

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