The Ministry of Industry assured the companies that adhere to the reduction in working hours will have an economic benefit. 9.6 million euros will be allocated.
Spain promised to provide financial aid to those companies that reduce the workday of your plant. In this way, the Government seeks to promote the employee welfare and business development of the country.
In detail, the Ministry of Industry assigned 9.6 million euros in subsidies for companies of up to 250 workers who cut at least 10% of the working day and maintain the salary of the staff for two years.
The project, for its part, coincides with the initiative taken by other countries around the four-day working day.
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Work day in Spain
In this case, the hours of tasks for its workers must be reduced by a minimum of 10%. Said reduction must be weekly, that is, it is not worth continuing to work the same and increase the days off at the end of the year, for example. In other words, if a worker has a 40-hour weekly shift (the most common), he will work at least 34 hours.
global initiative
In Latin America, the measure is being carried out.
In a historic vote, the Chamber of Deputies approved on Wednesday bill of the Government that reduces the working day in Chile from 45 to 40 hours.
After six years, the initiative was ready to be promulgated by the president, Gabriel Boric, who aspired to do so before May 1, International Workers’ Day.
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Meanwhile, this was approved by 127 votes in favor, 14 against and 3 abstentions.
Source: Ambito
