The Spanish government has been approved by the Law to shorten the working week from 40 to 37.5 hours today.
“Today, we modernize the world of work and help people be a little happier,” said the Minister of Jolanda Diaz.
Twelve and a half million workers in the private sector with full and partial working hours will benefit from reductions, which are expected to improve productivity and reduce the absence of work, the AP transmits the AP.
The measure, which is already applied to civil servants and some sectors, will mainly affect retail, production, catering and the construction industry, diaza added, Tanjug transmits.
Parliament, where the left-wing coalition government does not have enough votes, will have to approve the law to take effect.
The law proposed the left-wing party, the partner of the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, and supported by the main unions, while business associations oppose.
Catalan Ultra RSPARTS ŽUNTS, occasional ally Sanchez’s coalition, expressed concern, as they said, negative consequences of the Law by small businesses and self-employed.
Spain introduced 40-hour working Sunday 1983. year, and until then the working Sunday lasted 48 hours.
(Vijesti.ba)
