The Spanish parliament on 10 September rejected a bill that would have cut the standard working week from 40 to 37.5 hours with no loss of pay, effectively ending the proposal.
Cutting the working week was one of the government’s flagship projects and had been championed for two years by labour minister Yolanda Diaz, who represents the left wing of the government. She had hoped that an agreement with the social partners and the drafting of a text supported by both trade unions and employers’ organisations would overcome the reluctance of the parliamentary right, but this was not to be.
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Cécile Thibaud
Correspondent in Spain
As Madrid correspondent for mind RH since 2021, I cover news developments in Spain's world of work, focusing on legal developments and collective bargaining, particularly around work-life balance, equality and inclusion policies, which have been hot topics in the country in recent years.