The CSIF union in Jaén has formalized a complaint with the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate. The reason is the management of overtime hours worked at Correos Jaén throughout 2025. According to official data from the postal company itself, 3,652.5 overtime hours were recorded last year.
CSIF argues that this figure confirms a "real and sufficient workload" in the province, which, in their opinion, should allow for the transformation of part-time to full-time positions and the creation of stable employment. Juan Manuel López, head of EPE at CSIF Jaén and a Correos delegate, clarified that the complaint is directed "against those who organize, authorize, and control these hours," not against the staff.
The union considers the volume of overtime hours to be "proof of a real and structural workload." López indicated that the total overtime hours are equivalent to more than 1,200 three-hour extensions, which, in theory, would allow for the extension of the four-hour daily contracts of the affected employees.
"We are not talking about a one-off peak. We are talking about real, continuous, and measurable work that could have been converted into extended working hours, stable employment, and fulfillment of what was signed," stated López, recalling Correos' commitment in the framework agreement to progressively convert part-time contracts to full-time.
CSIF criticizes that "what is happening is the exact opposite," as while employees with part-time contracts await the extension of their working hours, Correos covers the workload with thousands of overtime hours. The union does not oppose legal overtime but demands that it be used "responsibly and voluntarily, with correct registration, respecting legal breaks and limits, and with the exceptional nature that the law requires".
"What cannot be accepted is that overtime hours become a permanent patch to cover staff shortages, while denying or delaying full-time hours to those who have been requesting them for a long time," stated the workers. Furthermore, López emphasized that in Jaén, "there are ten workers above the legal limit of 80 annual hours, a limit that cannot be exceeded by law, and two more who practically reach it".
The union has reiterated that they will continue to advocate for "the real workload to be transformed into quality employment and full-time hours for part-time staff who request them."
