US EditionSpain Advances Workweek Reduction Bill to Parliament
- On May 6, 2025, Spain moved forward with legislation to shorten the standard workweek in the private sector from 40 hours to 37.5 hours.
- The bill, proposed by the hard-left party Sumar, aims to modernize labor but must pass parliament where the coalition lacks a clear majority.
- The measure would benefit 12.5 million workers, mainly in retail, manufacturing, hospitality, and construction, and already applies to civil servants.
- Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz stated that the government is updating labor practices to improve worker satisfaction, with the goal of boosting productivity and lowering absenteeism.
- Trade unions support the bill, while business groups and the Catalan party Junts warn of negative effects on small firms and the self-employed, making parliamentary approval uncertain.
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Absorbed by the blackout, which occupies almost all the space, the power scene in Spain lives in a political and corporate battle of substance with direct consequences for 12 million people who would benefit from being able to work less hours for the same salary. It is the reduction of the working day from 40 to 37.5 hours per week, the first change since 1983, when the Government of Felipe González, who had carried it out in his 1982 campaign a…
In Spain, some 2.6 million extra hours are still not paid a week, which means that they will not receive 140 euros on average a week between wages and contributions, according to CCOOThe Labour Inspectorate fined 20 million euros to companies for abuses in the working day in 2024 This week, the Government has sent Parliament one of its star laws: the reduction of working hours.The rule also provides for very important changes in the schedule rec…
The reduction of working hours, even though the issue has not even begun to be discussed in Parliament, will "affect the hiring forecasts" of companies and "paralyze investment projects." This is the message that they send from Cepyme, the main employer of the country's small and medium-sized enterprises, one of the most belligerent organizations against the star measure of Sumar in view of this legislature. In a communiqué released this Thursda…
Madrid government clears the transition from 40 to 37.5 hours for the 4-day week. But in our country low productivity and low wages do not help
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