The government has initiated procedures to establish a structure. paid vacation up to two weeks for workers who need to be absent work accompanying a person at risk of suicide. This was announced on Tuesday by Más País’ leader and deputy, Íñigo Errejón, following a meeting with the Minister of Inclusion and Social Security the day before. Jose Luis Escriva. This work permit will be designed to allow any employee to stop working temporarily without giving up their source of income and without the need to request special leave or work time adjustments from their company.
total in Spain 4,003 people died 1.6% more in 2021 than in 2020 (3,941), according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE). This represents about 11 suicides per day and a suicide rate of 8.44 per 100,000 people.
The measure is currently entering the technical phase, it needs to be polished by the Ministry, negotiated with employers and unions as well as other relevant ministries – such as Health – and the goal is to be approved.private“, as the Escrivá department points out. This can happen “as soon as possible”, with this new advantage tied before this legislature expires.
Details of this paid leave are yet to be determined, but Errejón suggested that the start of the mechanism will be in the near future. optional The public that will determine in writing that a person is at clear risk of suicide. So this part – similar to a worker’s medical leave temporary disability– the attendant’s right to be away from work for one week, plus a further extension if agreed by the doctor.
Más País’ attorney suggested that the accompanying person could be anyone identified by the person at risk of suicide, but all these details—whether and what type of kinship requirement—and the environment of the new contribution. still has to be defined. “The cost of the measure is very low, and yet its impact can certainly be decisive. Having someone by your side saves lives“, defended Errejón.
The initiative stems from an illegitimate proposal submitted to Congress last February by Más País with the idea of getting involved in the recently closed pension reform negotiation. However, Social Security decided to leave this issue to its own process, given the complexity of the negotiation. This will require changing the existing range of contributions, either by creating a new one or replacing existing ones.