The government reached an internal agreement to approve the reform this Tuesday. subsidies unemployment. This is confirmed by Ministry of Labor sources. Subsidies are a non-contributory benefit to which some unemployed people who have previously exhausted their contributions are entitled. And he has been publicly and privately shocked by his vice presidents in recent weeks. Nadia Calviño and Yolanda Díaz Finally They resolved it on Tuesday after a long marathon of negotiations.
Reorganizing various subsidies to simplify subsidies and make them more accessible has been a pending issue for over a decade. The coalition government has recently failed to dissolve and now the European Union is seeking approval to make the fourth payment of European funds. 10 billion euros.
These numerous conflicts between vice presidents will be resolved predictably. minister council starting this tuesday. Where it is not specified what each wing within the executive will give up, subsidy reform will change three key aspects: scope, amount and duration, and its compatibility with employment.
Who can access?
The proposal of the Ministry of Labor is to make this subsidy available to some segments of society. 400,000 people. Up to 250,000 current agricultural workers will have access agricultural subsidy To people working in the autonomies outside Andalusia and Extremadura. And until now, only workers of these communities had access to this salary. The remaining 150,000 people will be under the age of 45 and were previously unable to receive benefits due to their age, which Labor now wants to cover for them as long as they do not have family responsibilities.
By contrast, Labour’s proposal involves redirecting around 120,000 people onto the Ingreso Mínimo Vital (IMV), the state’s minimum income, and the formal requirements for this group would need to be changed to integrate it.
Ministry of Economy recommends restricting access over 52 years oldHowever, sources familiar with the talks suggest that this route did not succeed.
How much and when is it charged?
These are the two issues on which Calviño and Díaz differ the most in terms of amount and duration. And likely the final reform will be more like the second, but with cuts compared to their original intentions.
Economía recommends increasing the available amounts initially, then decreasing them below the current amounts as time goes by. suggests reducing 30 to 12 months will extend the collection period and reduce the amount to an average of 442.5 euros per month during that year (600 euros in the first quarter, 480 euros in the second quarter, 390 euros in the third quarter and 300 euros in the fourth quarter).
Y Trabajo advocates a subsidy of 660 euros in the first six months, 540 euros in the next six months and 480 euros from the year of unemployment until 30 months of the benefit are completed.
Is it compatible with employment?
Where there is least difference between departments concerns the desire to facilitate the reintegration of subsidy beneficiaries into employment. Therefore, Trabajo wants 100% of the income from the subsidy to be combined with the first salary. First 45 days of the contract labor. However, at this point, Calviño’s stance was not revealed.
Breastfeeding consent and the European directive
The unemployment benefit reform is not the only reform expected to be approved by the Council of Ministers this Tuesday. On the one hand, the Government plans to modify the existing breastfeeding leave to allow employees to compact their leisure. Right now breastfeeding permission This means workers can take off work for half an hour each day without losing pay.
Now what the Manager wants to do is to allow all the workers to complete this half hour so that 28 consecutive days in a year. Many sectors are already considering similar options through collective bargaining, and Labor aims to universalize this right. Breastfeeding leave is available to all employees who have a newborn child and for the child’s first nine months. If both parents wish, the leave can be extended for up to one year.
Similarly, the Council of Ministers will approve the transposition of a European directive this Tuesday. pricing transparency It aims to strengthen the implementation of the principle of equal pay for the same work between men and women. This will, among other things, force companies to specify the salary they will pay a person or the schedule in job offers.