Spain approved draft law to cut working week to 37.5 hours
On Tuesday, February 4, the Spanish government approved the draft law that allows the reduction of the working day to 37.5 hours per week. It is expected to come into force before the summer and companies will have an adaptation period until December 2025
The Spanish government gave its approval to the draft law to reduce the working week, without affecting wages, to 37.5 hours per week.
Although the law must be introduced in March to the Congress of Deputies for voting, it is expected to come into force before the summer. Important previous steps are required before it is fully applied. In this sense, companies will have until December of this year to adapt to the new schedule.
The application of the law requires a reformulation of the control of hours, adoption of digital systems for employee registration by companies and real-time inspection methods by the Labor Inspectorate.
In case of non-compliance with the registration of hours and the reduction of the working day as specified, companies will receive a fine of 10,000 euros per worker.
Part-time contracts with an average working day equal to or greater than 37.5 hours per week, “will become full-time employment contracts from the application of the new legal working day.”
M.Pino
Source: rtve
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