Spanish Legal Working Week Reduction

SOURCE www.nbcnews.com
Spanish ministers agreed to cut the legal working week to 37.5 hours with no change in salary, despite opposition from employers' associations.

Key Points

  • Reduction from 40 to 37.5 hours with no salary change
  • Plan to be implemented by the end of 2025
  • Opposition from center-right Catalan separatist party Junts and CEOE
  • Proposed by Labor Minister Yolanda Diaz of the hard-left party Sumar

Pros

  • Promotes better work-life balance
  • Aims for increased productivity and efficiency
  • Supported by the hard-left party Sumar

Cons

  • Opposition from employers' associations
  • Potential resistance from main lobby for employers, CEOE
  • Concerns raised about higher labor costs and potential impact on job creation