The second vice president of the Government and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, stated this Thursday that will convene “immediately” the social dialogue table for the reduction of working hours, whose last appointment, scheduled for November 11, was suspended to focus on the management of DANA.
“But we will immediately convene that table and I’m already telling you that now, yes, the workday debate picks up cruising speed and, without a doubt, the working day in our country is going to be reduced,” the second vice president underlines.
In statements to the press before starting this Thursday’s first session of the International Labor Congress held in Madrid, Díaz stated that the reduction in the working day by half an hour a day, to 37.5 hours a week, will allow workers to “live a little better” and improve productivity.
The minister recalled that this reform is accompanied by the reinforcement of the right to digital disconnection and time control so that the Labor Inspection can know in real time the hours that are actually being worked.
“It is the measure that Spaniards expect the most and it is true that we have an average of 38.2 hours in our country, but We do not want there to be second-class workers in Spain. We already have three million public workers who have a 37 and a half hour day, but we also want women who work in commerce to have the right to reduce their hours, that people who work in agriculture, in hospitality or those who work in the media have the right to a reduced working day,” Díaz defended.
The minister has assured that the Spanish Government is not only working centrally to reduce the working day in Spain, also within the European Union. “One of the main debates is the rule about disconnection in Europe. Spain is going to have a strong position here,” said the vice president.
Tax negotiation
In another order of things, asked if he hopes that this Thursday an agreement is reached with other parliamentary groups for tax reform, Díaz has stressed that the Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, is working on this negotiation to achieve an agreement. “Until the afternoon let’s let them work on that negotiation,” said the head of Labor.
Díaz has stressed that this tax reform will not only allow us to comply with commitments in Europe, but will also obtain more public income from those who have the most.
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