Spain: unions and employers cannot agree on all labor market reform issues

The social partners had until January 6 (now January 10) to agree on a labor market reform (see our dispatch No.  110745).  When the deadline came, employers and unions sent Premier Mariano Rajoy a 67-pages long document reporting on the advancement of the talks.  In a joint press release, the social partners list chapters where the bargaining parties think they have reached an agreement.  They affect the following measures:
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ht up by employers, for instance layoff pay or the role of temporary work agencies in placing jobseekers. In theory, they have until Friday, January 13 to issue joint positions. (Ref. 120021)

The social partners had until January 6 (now January 10) to agree on a labor market reform (see our dispatch No. 110745). When the deadline came, employers and unions sent Premier Mariano Rajoy a 67-pages long document reporting on the advancement of the talks. In a joint press release, the social par

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