After the first meeting, the program will be mapped out throughout the year with the aim of exploring a pilot project in 2024.
The working group is analyzing the reduction of the working day in Euskadi to 32 hours It was established under the coordination of the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security, Elena Pérez Barredo.
In a note, the Department of Labor and Employment explained that this people management innovation group has begun testing a pilot program analyze the impact in Euskadi of the reduction of the weekly working day to 32 hours, as well as the application of telecommuting formulas and the participation of workers in the strategic decisions of companies with an impact on employment.
To the group coordinated by the Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Security, Elena Perez Barredoall social agents are invited and ultimately the trade unions will participate Euskadi Workers Committees And UGT Euskadi. The design of the project has the academic support of the multidisciplinary forum of knowledge and innovation with experience in the international arena, Future Policy Lab.
After the first meeting, the program is mapped out throughout the year with the aim of a pilot project in 2024.
As the Vicelehendakari and the Minister of Labor and Employment have explained, Idoia Mendiaaims to “assess the impact of these measures on employee health, environmental footprint, productivity and companies’ ability to be attractive to attract and retain talent”.
The conclusions of the test will be made available to the social agents for their assessment in the collective bargaining processes, the ministry has indicated.
Source: EITB
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