Spain: labor reform permanently adopted

The Parliament permanently adopted the new “Emergency Act for the Reform of the Labor Market,” with the support of the people’s party and of the Catalonian (CiU) and Basque (PNV) nationalist parties.  The text came into force as soon as it was passed as a decree law on February 12 (see our dispatch No.  120125).  However, the government accepted to let it make its legislative journey, to let the political groups represented in Parliament make amendments.  The limit of 656 amendments in Congress and 574 amendments in Senate presented by left-wing parties was exceeded.
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24″>see our dispatch No. 120125). However, the government accepted to let it make its legislative journey, to let the political groups represented in Parliament make amendments. The limit of 656 amendments in Congress and 574 amendments in Senate presented by left-wing parties was exceeded.

Only minor amendments were added to the text. The changes introduced are mostly technical and in lien with the spirit of the law, according to Minister of Labor Fátima Báñez. Some points toughen the text

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