Once a principle has been closed in accordance with the first team squad, which will reduce about 172 million euros in chips and bonuses, which will be deferred between the next three and four years, in addition to reducing the salary of technicians by 30%, The Management Board has reached an agreement this Monday with the Company Committee to reduce the salary mass of the club's employees. It is, according to the SER chain, basically the deferred payment of contributions in the pension plan as well as all bonuses or premiums for objectives.
But nevertheless, a group of 77 workers will be especially affected by the salary cut imposed by the club, since it will be subjected to an employment regulation file (ERTE) of 85%. These are employees in very specific areas of the club, such as ticketing, shops and the Museum, which they represent 15% of the total workers of the entity. The argument on the part of the club for such a brutal reduction is that since there are no matches with the public, a very limited presence of employees is needed at the Camp Nou. In fact, This ERTE has a maximum duration until June 2021, which could be cut if the possibility finally opens for the fan to return to the Estadi.
It must be remembered that during the first wave of the pandemic, when football was forced to close the blinds, Barcelona announced an ERTE of at least 30% to a total of 309 employees of the 540 that the club has. This file did not affect the salary of the employees, since the staff of the first team paid 2% of their salary to face this salary reduction.
It remains to be seen if the 77 club employees who will now have to face a second ERTE, in this case 85%, They will also have help from the first team squad, taking into account that the players have already made an effort by deferring much of their wages this season.