The Spanish government will bring a new proposal to the meeting to try to reach closer positions with CEOE and Cepyme. The unions have continued to wait, realizing that the support of employers is necessary to make the short-time work a reality.
The Spanish Ministry of Labour will meet again today with employers and unions (CC. OO. and UGT) to negotiate the shortening of the working day, a meeting at which the government will present a new proposal to try to reach closer positions with the CEOE and the UGT. Cepyme after a tense week in which a tripartite agreement seemed impossible.
The reduction in working hours, included in the government agreement between PSOE and Sumar, aims to achieve this maximum working week of the current 40 hours, to 38.5 hours this year and to 37.5 hours next yearan approach that already has the support of the unions.
Vice President and Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz has avoided revealing the contents of the new proposal that will be presented today, but it will be in line with what was put forward last week by Economy Minister Carlos Body, who aimed to make submission deadlines more flexible oa “bags of hours” enlarge in some sectors.
The meeting comes just a week after employers arrived at the dialogue table without any text, following an ultimatum from the Secretary of State for Labor, Joaquín Pérez Rey, who asked CEOE and Cepyme to provide their claims in writing.
However, in recent days, the speeches have been toned down and both sides have spoken out in favor of continuing the talks, believing there is still room for understanding.
The labor unions They have continued to wait, but have called for dialogue, realising that a tripartite agreement is necessary to make the reduction in working hours a reality.
Source: EITB
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