Spain: summary of the key measures in the Rajoy administration’s austerity package

Public sector. Nearly all public employees, regardless their legal condition (civil servants, employees under employment contracts, etc.), will suffer: (a) a salary cut affecting the 14th payment, which in practical terms means approximately a 4 to 7 percent reduction in their annual salary, (b) a reduction in the number of days off, and (c) a reduction in the amount of some social benefits, such as the additional pay they receive during a temporary incapacity for work due to sickness or accident. Furthermore, employee representatives in the public sector see some of the facilities previously afforded by agreement or convention revoked insofar as they exceeded those strictly established by the law.