However, the volume of hiring is lower than that registered in the summer of 2021, prior to the entry into force of the labor reform

MADRID, 8 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The summer campaign this year will generate around 507,090 contracts in Spain, 2.3% more than a year ago, when 495,694 were signed, according to Randstad. However, the figure expected for this year would be 4% lower than that of the summer of 2021, before the entry into force of the labor reform, when 528,383 contracts were registered.

"The total number has been reduced by the new formulas and by the indefinite contracting dynamics that the new regulations have introduced," warns the human resources company.

In the analysis of the historical series, Randstad detects that, since 2013, the volume of contracts in summer has not stopped growing, until in 2019, when 621,736 contracts were signed. The exception was during the outbreak of Covid-19, when the indicator plummeted to 369,966 hires. The recovery, however, was 42.8%, "to later moderate due to the effect of the labor reform."

By sectors, 37.4% of the contracts will correspond to activities related to hotels and accommodation, followed by logistics, with 28.9%. This means that two out of three contracts will be signed this summer in one of these two sectors. These are followed by commerce (15.6%), restaurants (14.9%) and leisure and entertainment (3.3%).

Compared to the summer of last year, the sector that will grow the most will be hotels (66.6%), followed by leisure (42.7%) and restaurants (37.3%). On the contrary, there would be falls in trade (-30.7%) and logistics (-27.3%).

By regions, Extremadura (26.3%), Region of Murcia (20.2%) and Castilla-La Mancha (16%) will lead the increases in hiring this summer compared to that of 2022, according to Randstad's forecast. They are followed by Asturias (15.5%), Galicia (13.2%), Andalusia (12.5%) and Cantabria (11.6%).

Castilla y León (7.7%), La Rioja (5.2%) and the Basque Country (4.5%) barely recorded single-digit increases, above the national average, while the Community Valencian (1.4%) and Aragon (0.8%).

The archipelagos will experience the biggest drops in hiring this summer; in the Balearic Islands, Randstad forecasts 19.1% less and in the Canary Islands 16.6% less.

The director of Randstad Research, Valentín Bote, explains that this happens "since tourism is very active in these communities, instead of signing new contracts during the campaign, calls are made to workers with a fixed discontinuous contract, so that fall does not imply a loss of dynamism in the sector".

The Community of Madrid and Catalonia would also register fewer contracts this summer campaign compared to last year, with -5.7% and -7.7% respectively.

In absolute numbers, the report highlights that 102,910 contracts will be signed in Andalusia, 57,750 in Catalonia and 55,060 in Madrid. These will be the three autonomous communities that will concentrate 57% of the total contracts.

During the summer campaign, companies are expected to look for recruitment profiles that can enter with little time margin, since the market and its demands evolve quickly, says Randstad. "They are looking for profiles with high availability and rapid adaptation to the position, preferably with previous experience in the sector in which they carry out their activity."

The human resources and talent management company also recommends that professionals seeking to enter the labor market this summer, regardless of their situation, "do not lose sight of" the skills and abilities that will be most in demand this season, and continue training.

"The labor market in our country has as one of its main problems the shortage of talent, which causes companies to have problems finding the professionals that meet their needs," he points out.

For this reason, it also recommends that employers be aware of what professionals demand when looking for companies to work for. "The reconciliation is in second place among the demands of the workers, behind only the salary."

"Spanish workers increasingly value aspects related to quality of life, the work environment, job security and professional development," he concludes.