US EditionSpanish ministers agree to cut legal working week to 37.5 hours
- Spain's government approved a plan to reduce the working week to 37.5 hours from 40 hours without salary loss by the end of 2025, affecting around 12 million workers.
- The agreement follows a deal with Spain's two main unions, but business leaders were absent from negotiations due to concerns over economic impacts.
- Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz stated the plan aims to modernize Spain and improve productivity, describing it as a way to "give hope" to workers.
- One in three of Spain's 12.5 million employees will benefit from reduced hours, although concerns remain about potential job creation and inflation issues.
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Spain has cut its working week - here's why that could backfire
MADRID – Workers may have applauded Spain’s decision to shorten the working week for the same pay but it may not be as good as it seems, studies show.The Spanish cabinet passed the measure on Tuesday, which must now pass through parliament before it is expected to come into force by December.Under the plan, Spain will reduce working hours to 37.5 per week from the current 40, with no change in salary.Some studies have shown that cutting working …
The reduction of working hours to 37.5 hours a week approved by the Council of Ministers this week continues to confront the Government of which it is a member, and the Po Party
The Spanish government hopes for more productivity and quality of life. Parliament still has to agree.
The Government would forward to Congress the draft law to reduce working time, tighten up hours and guarantee the right to disconnect, but it still did not have sufficient support.
On Tuesday, the Government took a step forward in reducing working hours with the approval in the Council of Ministers of the draft law that will regulate the reduction in maximum working time until 37.5 hours a week. This movement comes just over a year after the department of Yolanda Díaz sat down to negotiate with employers and trade unions — a few talks from which the employers ended up taking off — and after weeks of disagreements between E…
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