US EditionSpanish ministers agree to cut legal working week to 37.5 hours
- Spanish ministers agreed to reduce the legal working week to 37.5 hours without changing salaries, as confirmed on February 4 during a Cabinet meeting.
- Labour Minister Yolanda Diaz stated this plan is central to her party's support for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's government.
- The proposal faces opposition from the CEOE, which claims it could increase costs for firms and hurt competitiveness.
- Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo suggested delaying the change to allow small businesses to adapt, highlighting Spain's strong economic growth.
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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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