The reduction of workday It is getting closer to becoming a reality, although this does not imply that negotiation for the government will be easy.
After months of disagreements between economy and work, this measure has finally entered the Council of Ministers on Tuesday.
How much the workday is reduced and what is the position of entrepreneurs
The text collects a Reduction of the day from 40 to 37.5 hours. In the press conference of the Council of Ministers, Yolanda Díaz, Minister of Labor and Second Vice President, has assured that this seeks to “improve productivity” since it seeks “not to throw hours at work but be efficient at work ». He also defended that the norm may “reduce absenteeism.” The reduction, as stated by the holder of the portfolio, consists of “A reduction of only half an hour daily”.
When comes into force
What the Council of Ministers has done this Tuesday is to approve a Draft lawthat is, this will not mean the immediate application. Once the draft is presented, a negotiation phase will begin with the different political groups.
Next, the Government must receive the reports of the State Council and the Economic and Social Council and will return to the Congress of Ministers as a bill. From there the text will travel to Congress where the debate will occur in which the groups can introduce their amendments and, finally, the vote.
At first, a aim that the rule was published in the BOE before summer so that companies can adapt to this day before the end of 2025. Even so, in his appearance after the Council of Ministers the Government has not specified dates since the negotiation is totally open with the groups.
Junts, one of the executive’s partners, has not clarified his position and leaves the door open not to support her waiting to see the final content.
Who affects the reduction of working hours
It is expected that, if this measure is approved, the reduction of the working day from 40 to 37.5 hours impact approximately 12 million workers, as ABC reported.
The draft collects that the people who currently work part -time with a 37.5 -hour day will become directly full -time workers. In the event that the partial contract is less than 37.5 hours, workers may continue to carry out the same number of hours, but they will have the right to receive the proportional salary increase.
Workers with a reduced day or family care or who are considered victims of gender violence, sexual violence or victims of terrorism will also have the right to maintain their work schedule.
Full -time workers who spend 40 hours at 37.5 They will not be able to see their salary reduced.
Keep in mind that in the case of workers who already have a 37.5 -hour day, it is because their collective or own agreements are collected. For them the measure would not have an impact.
What is the position of entrepreneurs
However, neither CEOE, Cepyme nor ATA (the employer of the self -employed) have shown themselves according to how negotiations have been taken. In fact, at an informative breakfast with the leaders both organizations have already warned that They will transfer their ‘no’ to political groups and have warned the Minister of Labor and Second Vice President who disagrees with the “social monologue.”
The reason for this disagreement is that entrepreneurs defend that Reduction of the day must be “little by little” and via agreement and not “via law”. Despite this, Díaz has defended the norm in the Council of Ministers as “daughter of social dialogue” despite recognizing that it has been carried out through “a bipartite agreement” between government and unions.
It has not been the only disagreement with the norm since at first Carlos Corpora, Minister of Economy, opposed and Díaz shaved it in public at the beginning of the year.
Yolanda Díaz has also highlighted two other issues around the preliminary draft is the reformulation of the time control that “will be typical of the 21st century” and the right to disconnection.
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