Nerja Mayor Rosa Arrabal, and the Councilor of Beaches, Cristina Fernández, welcomed the summer season lifeguards on Burriana Beach to wish them a summer without incidents. In total 30 lifeguards together with six additional staff will be operational on Nerja public beaches from June 15th to September 30th. The lifeguards will responsible for swimmers safety between the hours of …
The lifeguard service on Nerja’s beaches has now ended after the official summer season. Despite huge numbers of jellyfish, there were relatively few serious incidents on the beaches during the summer.
There was a two hour strike by lifeguards in Cádiz province this afternoon in protest at what they claim are a lack of proper materials provided by the concessionaire and health and safety concerns .
Tuesday April 9th is the deadline for anyone still wishing to submit applications for one of the seasonal lifeguard positions on the beaches of the municipality.
Lifeguards in Nerja are participating in training sessions in basic first aid, life support and dealing with jellyfish and weaver fish stings.
The Council has approved the administrative procedures relating to the recruitment of lifeguards for the summer season. The deadline for applications is May 10th 2013.
The Association of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol Axarquia has accepted a claim by lifeguards in the municipality for an extra payment of €120 ‘danger money’. The lifeguards have now all signed a document agreeing to carry out first aid and rescue duties if necessary.
Following a study into accusations that several lifeguards were hired without having the necessary qualifications, the Mayor has relieved the coordinator for Operational Services of his duties and recommended to the Association of Municipalities of the Costa del Sol Axarquia that the contracts of two lifeguards be cancelled.
Members of the Council have been meeting with municipal beach lifeguards to address several concerns raised during the past couple of weeks, mainly relating to conditions of employment.
Around 30 of the 55 lifeguards hired to oversee the beaches in Nerja have been protesting about the working conditions this year.