After the first meeting of the social dialogue table after the holidays, the State Secretary for Labour assured that both the unions and the employers have evaluated the plan “positively” and are confident that an agreement can be reached.
The Ministry of Work and social economy of the Government of Spain has stated bonuses in the new recruitment that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need to make as a result of the reduction of working hours to 37.5 hours weekly.
According to the Secretary of State for Labor, Joaquín Pérez Rey, this measure was presented this morning at the social dialogue table where the executive, employers and unions (CC.OO. UGT, CEOE and Cepyme) discuss the shortening of the day. This was the first meeting of this table after the summer holidays.
‘These bonuses should go to those jobs, to those jobs contracts of the work that is being done complete the time they remain free the templates when the working day is shortened,” stressed Pérez Rey, who in any case indicated that it is not a closed element and that Labour is willing to explore other paths.
However, according to Pérez Rey, the way Labour wants to help SMEs reduce working hours is by subsidising the new indefinite contracts signed by these companies to cover the periods resulting from the reduction in working hours.
So “the reduction of working hours will not only be an element that will allow us to increase the productivity and well-being of employees and employers, but it will also allow us create jobs“, he assured.
Pérez indicated that the proposal, called Pyme 375, also includes measures advice and training. According to Pérez, the plan is “open to contributions.” The ultimate goal is to “democratize” this reduction in working hours, which has already been incorporated into civil servants and other large companies such as banking and telecommunications.
The Secretary of State for Labor has said that she will “positive” reaction by all parties at the table, and has expressed the hope that they will reach an agreement, ‘the sooner the better’.
Source: EITB
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