This labor inspection doubles his oppression free overtime and overtime this year so far, it’s fined for its total value. €9.1 million To more than 20,000 companies, according to data requested by EL PERIÓDICO from the Prensa Ibérica group to the Ministry of Labor. Excessive workload and abuse of working time is one of the priority frauds in the ‘labor police’ action plan and for the first time in decades economic activity is recovering in Spain. ‘unpaid’ overtime.
They work every month in Spain 24.1 million overtime hoursAccording to the latest data from INE, 42% of this is not paid. The ‘labor police’ increased their actions this year by about 20% compared to the previous year and doubled the amount of sanctions. According to the (by proxy) department headed by Yolanda Díaz, “It is the priority of the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy to monitor whether the legislation is followed with the utmost care in this matter.”
Historically, in times of GDP expansion, many companies have taken advantage of the volatility and asked or forced their employees to stay a little longer in order to close orders or move business forward. For this reason, the data workforce survey (EPA) revealed a new trend for the second quarter of 2023, which recorded a 1.8% year-on-year increase in GDP. The total number of overtime hours companies receive for free is decreasing. Specifically, 21% less unpaid overtime is worked now than a year ago.
Number of unpaid hours women overworked, a year-on-year decrease of about 30%. This group has historically been one of the most vulnerable to overwork pressure from their superiors, either because they are concentrated in sectors where such practices are more common, or because they have more precarious working conditions that largely force them to surrender and stay. outside of your program.
While in Spain it is mandatory for all companies to have a time record and calculate how many hours their employees work each day, the regulations on working hours record reveal important gaps. Half of the companies inspected failed the test, according to the latest data provided by the Board of Inspectors, which coincided with the fourth anniversary of the enactment of this law. a small fine ranging from 751 to 7,500 EurosIt’s a weak incentive to strictly comply with regulations, no matter what the company’s bill is or how many employees it has.
To improve these results, the Department of Labor ‘launched its algorithm’ last yearMAX.(More algorithms for less overtime). This, as Trabajo explains, allows “automatic minutes to be extended when there is a limit to overtime the total workforce can perform based on the number of employment contracts they have”, thereby “detecting overtime as effectively as possible.”