Spain: businesses say 2010 labor market reform is ineffective

85% of the people surveyed believe that the measures of the labor market reform, adopted in 2010 (see our dispatch No.  100669), brought about no significant changes to working conditions, and 60% say the reform doesn’t simplify the grounds for faire termination, one of the law’s official goals.  Most consider that those who wrote the reform did identify labor market problems well and set out the right objectives.  However, they think the final text wasn’t ambitious enough, even though entrepreneurs say the reform helped decrease average layoff cost and make progress on some internal flexibility measures.  But 97% say the reform is insufficient.
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85% of the people surveyed believe that the measures of the labor market reform, adopted in 2010 (see our dispatch No. 100669), brought about no significant changes to working conditions, and 60% say the reform doesn’t simplify the grounds for faire termination, one of the law’s official goals. Most consider that those who wrote the reform did identify labor market problems well and set out the right objectives. However, they think the final text wasn’t ambitious enough, even though entrepre

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