On 17 March, Spain’s Council of Ministers approved a decree law that will free up funds and make certain work-related legislation more flexible for this emergency period and ‘in a bid to protect and support families, employees, independent workers and businesses.’ The main thrust of the government’s measures is geared to supporting companies that avoid laying off workers by way of a series of provisions for lowering working time and boosting in-work flexibility, all with the aim of avoiding a situation whereby a temporary crisis has a permanent effect on the labor market.
Support for flexible working. The decree law intends for employees to be able to adapt or lower their working time by up to even 100% in order to address and meet the necessities stemming from the Covid-19 crisis.
Teleworking has been established as the primary method of flexible working ahead of partial unemployment. If physical presence is required then legally compliant risk evaluations must be undertaken by the worker himself/herself.
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