The Spanish government has achieved a significant step towards improving the balance of working life for their citizens by reducing the week.
The proposal of the law approved on Tuesday aims to reduce the standard working week from 40 hours to 37.5, influencing about 12.5 million workers in the private sector.
This move is built on existing practices within the civil service and the selected industry.
The Ministry of Labor predicts that this reduction will give positive outcomes, strengthening productivity and supervision of absence. Vice president And Yolanda Díaz Minister welcomed the decision, stating, “today we modernize the world of work and help people be a little happier.”
The key sectors are expected to be influenced include retail, production, catering and construction. Moving signifies the broader efforts of the Spanish government to priority to the benefits of workers and potentially reshape the landscape in the country.
Parliament, where the left coalition government does not have enough votes, will need to approve the account for entering into force.
The main unions support the proposal, unlike the business association.
Sumar, left-wing minority partner of President Pedro Sánchez Socialist partyHe suggested an account.
The Catalan Nationalist Party Junts, occasional ally Sánchez’s coalition, expressed concern about what they said that negative consequences for small companies and self-employed.
Spain He had a 40-hour working week since 1983. year, when he was reduced from 48 hours.