Bosses CEOE, Cepyme and ATA They expressed their rejection of the basic economic and social measures included by PSOE and Sumar in legislative agreementwith and in particular they criticized the commitment to legislate a reduction in the working day from the current 40 hours per week to 37.5 hours without a cut in salary.
“I’m waiting to learn the final text, CEOECepyme and ATA They state that they reject known measures from the programmatic agreement of PSOE and Sumar to establish a new Government that would have a negative impact on the activities of companies, especially SMEs and the self-employed, and therefore on growth. In a joint statement, three business organizations noted the importance of the economy and job creation in Spain.
Employers in particular criticize that “the agreement addresses issues specific to social dialogue, agreeing on very relevant issues, such as issues related to working hours, and being made behind the backs of the social partners and in secret.” intrusive desire Frankly, this is a violation of the constitutional role of social actors“.
in two years
The document on the legal agreement between PSOE and Sumar provides for a gradual reduction of the working day: “Its implementation will take place gradually It will decrease to 38.5 hours in 2024 and end in 2025. From then on, a panel will be created, together with the social partners, to evaluate the consequences of the reduction and to continue progress on the characteristics of different sectors of activity, the development of productivity and the reduction of the statutory working day. “Economic conditions.”
Labor Regulations since 1984 maximum 40 working hours a figure leading to a maximum per week 1,826 hours per year. However, as Sordo points out, the average maximum annual working day negotiated in collective agreements is 1,642 hours per year. In practice this works out to around 37.5 hours per week; This is the maximum reference that PSOE and Sumar intend to adopt by law.
against legal imposition
In terms of business organizations that preside over Antonio Garamendi (CEOE), Gerardo Cuerva (Cepyme) and Lorenzo’s Love (ATA), “there is the possibility of discovering new formulas of distribution between working time and rest or leisure, but not as a result of a legal imposition, but through collective bargaining.” In the opinion of employers, “the organization of the working day should be considered sector by sector and company by company, analyzing in each case whether there is a sufficient margin of efficiency and the organizational needs of the employer” because “it is necessary to do it in another way”, and outside the framework of social dialogue, for companies It represents an increase in costs, adding to the high production, financing and other costs (contributions, increase in SMI) from which many already suffer, especially SMEs. and their autonomy continues to lag behind in recovery.
Union representatives share the following with employers: The implementation of the working day complies with the framework of social dialogue. However, unions think that the starting point should be the reduction of the working week by law. UGT and CCOO specifically recommend reducing the current period from 40 hours to 35 hours and value the 37.5-hour target of the legislative agreement between PSOE and Sumar as a first step.