Spain to Reduce Maximum Workweek to 37.5 Hours
Spain's government is fast-tracking a bill to reduce the maximum workweek to 37.5 hours by December 31, 2025, including provisions for part-time contracts and digital disconnection rights, following an agreement with unions but excluding the CEOE.
Spain to Reduce Maximum Workweek to 37.5 Hours
Spain's government is fast-tracking a bill to reduce the maximum workweek to 37.5 hours by December 31, 2025, including provisions for part-time contracts and digital disconnection rights, following an agreement with unions but excluding the CEOE.
Progress
36% Bias Score
France Considers Seven Unpaid Annual Working Hours to Fund Social Spending
The French government is considering a proposal to increase the annual working hours by seven unpaid hours to generate €2 billion for social spending in 2025, reviving a proposal previously rejected in November 2024 due to implementation concerns.
France Considers Seven Unpaid Annual Working Hours to Fund Social Spending
The French government is considering a proposal to increase the annual working hours by seven unpaid hours to generate €2 billion for social spending in 2025, reviving a proposal previously rejected in November 2024 due to implementation concerns.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Spain's Coalition Government Faces Instability Amidst Budget and Workweek Reform Challenges
Amidst uncertainty, Spain's coalition government's survival hinges on passing a "social" budget, facing internal resistance and external pressures, while IU urges active engagement against potential conservative shifts.
Spain's Coalition Government Faces Instability Amidst Budget and Workweek Reform Challenges
Amidst uncertainty, Spain's coalition government's survival hinges on passing a "social" budget, facing internal resistance and external pressures, while IU urges active engagement against potential conservative shifts.
Progress
40% Bias Score
CEOE Rejects Spain's Planned 37.5-Hour Workweek, Citing Productivity Concerns
Spain's employers' association CEOE opposes the government's plan to reduce the workweek to 37.5 hours, citing insufficient empirical evidence to support productivity claims and arguing that a 41.2-hour workweek is needed to match the European average, while 24.78% of 2024 collective bargaining agre...
CEOE Rejects Spain's Planned 37.5-Hour Workweek, Citing Productivity Concerns
Spain's employers' association CEOE opposes the government's plan to reduce the workweek to 37.5 hours, citing insufficient empirical evidence to support productivity claims and arguing that a 41.2-hour workweek is needed to match the European average, while 24.78% of 2024 collective bargaining agre...
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48% Bias Score
Spanish Government Coalition Divided Over Workday Reduction Proposal
A dispute between Spain's Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Economy over a proposal to reduce the workday to 37.5 hours highlights tensions within the governing coalition, with accusations of the latter blocking the proposal despite earlier pledges.
Spanish Government Coalition Divided Over Workday Reduction Proposal
A dispute between Spain's Ministry of Labor and Ministry of Economy over a proposal to reduce the workday to 37.5 hours highlights tensions within the governing coalition, with accusations of the latter blocking the proposal despite earlier pledges.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Spanish Coalition Government Faces Rift Over Workweek Reduction Plan
Spanish Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz publicly accused Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo of interfering in her workweek reduction plan, escalating tensions within the governing coalition and jeopardizing the timely implementation of the reform, despite the agreement already reached with labor unions.
Spanish Coalition Government Faces Rift Over Workweek Reduction Plan
Spanish Labor Minister Yolanda Díaz publicly accused Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo of interfering in her workweek reduction plan, escalating tensions within the governing coalition and jeopardizing the timely implementation of the reform, despite the agreement already reached with labor unions.
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64% Bias Score
Internal Rift Threatens Spain's Work-Hour Reduction Plan
Spain's ruling coalition is deeply divided over a proposed reduction of the work week to 37.5 hours, creating a political standoff that threatens the initiative's success and exposes underlying economic and social tensions within the country.
Internal Rift Threatens Spain's Work-Hour Reduction Plan
Spain's ruling coalition is deeply divided over a proposed reduction of the work week to 37.5 hours, creating a political standoff that threatens the initiative's success and exposes underlying economic and social tensions within the country.
Progress
40% Bias Score
France Considers Seven Hours of Unpaid Annual Work to Fund Social Security
The French government is considering a proposal to require seven additional hours of unpaid annual work from employees to help fund the social security system, aiming for €2 billion in additional revenue by March 1st, 2025, despite previous rejection.
France Considers Seven Hours of Unpaid Annual Work to Fund Social Security
The French government is considering a proposal to require seven additional hours of unpaid annual work from employees to help fund the social security system, aiming for €2 billion in additional revenue by March 1st, 2025, despite previous rejection.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Spanish Workday Reform Delayed Amidst Ministerial Dispute
Spain's reduced workday reform, agreed upon by the Ministry of Labor and unions, is facing delays due to disagreements with the Ministry of Economy over its impact on part-time worker salaries and potential costs to businesses.
Spanish Workday Reform Delayed Amidst Ministerial Dispute
Spain's reduced workday reform, agreed upon by the Ministry of Labor and unions, is facing delays due to disagreements with the Ministry of Economy over its impact on part-time worker salaries and potential costs to businesses.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Spanish Coalition Faces Showdown Over 37.5-Hour Workweek
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz called an emergency meeting of Sumar ministers on Friday to address the PSOE's resistance to implementing a 37.5-hour workweek, a key coalition agreement now facing strong opposition from the Socialist wing and Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo, escalating ten...
Spanish Coalition Faces Showdown Over 37.5-Hour Workweek
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Díaz called an emergency meeting of Sumar ministers on Friday to address the PSOE's resistance to implementing a 37.5-hour workweek, a key coalition agreement now facing strong opposition from the Socialist wing and Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo, escalating ten...
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52% Bias Score
Spanish Union Rejects Government Claims on Reduced Work Week
The secretary general of Spain's UGT union, Pepe Álvarez, criticized the Ministry of Economy's opposition to a deal with the Ministry of Labor to reduce the work week to 37.5 hours, arguing that the claims of negative impacts on SMEs are false and align with employer groups resisting labor reform; t...
Spanish Union Rejects Government Claims on Reduced Work Week
The secretary general of Spain's UGT union, Pepe Álvarez, criticized the Ministry of Economy's opposition to a deal with the Ministry of Labor to reduce the work week to 37.5 hours, arguing that the claims of negative impacts on SMEs are false and align with employer groups resisting labor reform; t...
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48% Bias Score
Spain's Governing Coalition Faces Rift Over Social Reforms
Spain's governing coalition, formed by the PSOE and Sumar, faces internal tension over the timeline for implementing a 37.5-hour work week and a minimum wage increase by 2025; Sumar demands swift action, while the PSOE seeks a more gradual approach, potentially jeopardizing coalition stability.
Spain's Governing Coalition Faces Rift Over Social Reforms
Spain's governing coalition, formed by the PSOE and Sumar, faces internal tension over the timeline for implementing a 37.5-hour work week and a minimum wage increase by 2025; Sumar demands swift action, while the PSOE seeks a more gradual approach, potentially jeopardizing coalition stability.
Progress
44% Bias Score