Employment has long been a central concern in shaping political platforms and influencing voter decisions during elections. It remains a key issue for many candidates and communities, including in 28M scenarios.
Throughout this legislative period, work has repeatedly occupied the spotlight, from contested labor reforms to debates over four-day workweeks and measures aimed at accelerating recovery in pandemic-affected sectors, including policies on maternity and paternity leave.
The difficulty of controlling basket prices, the proposals of the parties to alleviate the rise in inflation.
With the current climate in view, parties already represented in the Valencia Courts present their core ideas. The aim is to boost employment in the near term, with a focus on practical steps that can deliver tangible results for residents.
The PSPV-PSOE
Purpose: to reach full occupancy
The Socialists frame employment as the backbone of all policy efforts, aiming for full occupancy across the Valencian Community. Their plans include creating job opportunities and providing training for job seekers for more than a year, with a special emphasis on supporting the unemployed over 50 through collaborations with local organizations and companies. Additionally, the leadership pledges to design a Valencia Strategy for Mental Health at Work in the next legislature to reduce work-related problems and absenteeism.
The PP-PSOE
Tax refunds and discounted fees
The People’s Party highlights measures to ease the burden on the self-employed and promote employment among young people, women, and the long-term unemployed. Led by policy advocate Carlos Mazón, the program includes modernizing the vocational education system to ensure it serves as a real tool for improving employability. It also proposes a zero-euro fee for self-employed individuals under 35 during the first three years to remove initial barriers to starting a business.
Parties seek support in regional elections
The political landscape in Valencia is marked by competition for votes, with alliances and commitments framed to appeal to different constituencies while addressing the region’s employment needs.
CITIZENS
Block the talent flow abroad
Ciudadanos proposes strategies to keep talent within the Valencian Community by offering salary supplements that help workers reach at least the national average. The party also announces a job security plan linked to Palau de la Generalitat, including a pilot program to assist vulnerable people under 35 who are long-term unemployed and find employment in private firms or transition from temporary to permanent contracts. Liberals also propose enabling up to 90% of the minimum wage for those who register as self-employed after leaving unemployment.
COMMITMENTS
32 hours per week with no loss of wages
Compromís proposes a four-day workweek with no reduction in salary across both public and private sectors. The coalition aims to restore workers’ participation in outcomes, profits, and productivity while prioritizing youth employment and targeted training in future sectors such as social care, reindustrialization, and ecological transition.
UNITS WE CAN ACHIEVE
Decreased working hours and more youth employment
Like its partners in Botànic, Unides Podem supports a four-day workweek without salary deduction. They argue this approach aligns better with citizens’ lives and will launch a youth employment strategy that drives community reindustrialization in sectors like renewable energy, sustainable mobility, and the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries. The platform also supports the creation of a public fund to aid employability for people over 45, along with soft loans and youth counseling.
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VOX
Support and less bureaucracy for companies
Vox advocates reducing the burden on businesses to boost employment, especially among age groups with higher unemployment. The approach includes ending what they call tax and bureaucratic plunder that deters traders, supporting the self-employed whose income falls below the minimum wage through compensation, and extending support for the unemployed over 50 and those in long-term unemployment.