Spain: stumbling blocks in negotiations over 37.5-hour week

After weeks of deadlock, discussions have resumed between Spain’s government and the social partners on the preparation of a bill to reduce working hours. Joaquín Pérez Rey, state secretary for employment, has put new proposals on the table to make the legal transition to a 37.5-hour working week more flexible. One of the options would be to distribute up to 10% of annual working time in an ad hoc manner, basing these calculations on the hours currently included in collective agreements. This m