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Greece Lowers Social Security Costs for Overtime
Greece's Ministry of Labor is changing how social security contributions are calculated for overtime, night shifts, and holidays for full-time employees, basing it on the eight-hour workday rate instead of including premiums, thus reducing costs for both employees and employers while maintaining cur...
Greece Lowers Social Security Costs for Overtime
Greece's Ministry of Labor is changing how social security contributions are calculated for overtime, night shifts, and holidays for full-time employees, basing it on the eight-hour workday rate instead of including premiums, thus reducing costs for both employees and employers while maintaining cur...
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40% Bias Score
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Lower Redundancy Payments Despite 2021 Labor Reform
The Spanish Supreme Court allowed a subcontractor to use lower company-level salaries for redundancy payments, based on pre-existing legislation on the hierarchy of collective bargaining agreements, despite the 2021 labor reform prioritizing sector-level agreements.
Supreme Court Ruling Allows Lower Redundancy Payments Despite 2021 Labor Reform
The Spanish Supreme Court allowed a subcontractor to use lower company-level salaries for redundancy payments, based on pre-existing legislation on the hierarchy of collective bargaining agreements, despite the 2021 labor reform prioritizing sector-level agreements.
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12% Bias Score
Spain's 37.5-Hour Workweek Bill Faces Political and Economic Headwinds
A Spanish bill proposes reducing the workweek to 37.5 hours without pay cuts, impacting 12.55 million workers, with Catalonia, Madrid, and Andalusia most affected, sparking political debate and business opposition.
Spain's 37.5-Hour Workweek Bill Faces Political and Economic Headwinds
A Spanish bill proposes reducing the workweek to 37.5 hours without pay cuts, impacting 12.55 million workers, with Catalonia, Madrid, and Andalusia most affected, sparking political debate and business opposition.
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48% Bias Score
Spain Approves 37.5-Hour Work Week; Further Labor Reforms Planned
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a bill reducing the standard work week to 37.5 hours, facing upcoming parliamentary debate and further challenges regarding intern's statute, dismissal reform, and minimum wage directives.
Spain Approves 37.5-Hour Work Week; Further Labor Reforms Planned
The Spanish Council of Ministers approved a bill reducing the standard work week to 37.5 hours, facing upcoming parliamentary debate and further challenges regarding intern's statute, dismissal reform, and minimum wage directives.
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24% Bias Score
Spanish Employers Reject Government's Work Hour Reduction
Spanish employers' groups, CEOE and ATA, strongly reject the government's proposed reduction of the work week to 37.5 hours, planning to actively lobby against it in parliament; the government approved the measure despite the employers' opposition, citing 11 months of unsuccessful tripartite negotia...
Spanish Employers Reject Government's Work Hour Reduction
Spanish employers' groups, CEOE and ATA, strongly reject the government's proposed reduction of the work week to 37.5 hours, planning to actively lobby against it in parliament; the government approved the measure despite the employers' opposition, citing 11 months of unsuccessful tripartite negotia...
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48% 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.
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40% Bias Score
Slow Progress in Spain's Workplace Safety Reform Amid Record Fatalities
Spain's slow negotiation to update its 1995 workplace risk prevention law follows a record 796 workplace deaths in 2024, prompting unions to urge faster action on issues like psychosocial risks, digital risks, and gender-specific hazards, while employers remain largely silent on the matter.
Slow Progress in Spain's Workplace Safety Reform Amid Record Fatalities
Spain's slow negotiation to update its 1995 workplace risk prevention law follows a record 796 workplace deaths in 2024, prompting unions to urge faster action on issues like psychosocial risks, digital risks, and gender-specific hazards, while employers remain largely silent on the matter.
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32% Bias Score
Spain Supreme Court Upholds Fixed Compensation for Unfair Dismissal
The Spanish Supreme Court upheld the existing fixed compensation for unfair dismissal, rejecting calls for a more flexible system; Fedea, a leading economic think tank, supports this decision due to concerns about legal uncertainty and negative impacts on hiring.
Spain Supreme Court Upholds Fixed Compensation for Unfair Dismissal
The Spanish Supreme Court upheld the existing fixed compensation for unfair dismissal, rejecting calls for a more flexible system; Fedea, a leading economic think tank, supports this decision due to concerns about legal uncertainty and negative impacts on hiring.
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56% Bias Score
Spanish Government's 37.5-Hour Workweek Proposal Faces PP Opposition
Spain's government proposed reducing the workweek to 37.5 hours, facing opposition from the PP party due to lack of employer support despite union backing and popular favor, initiating a political showdown.
Spanish Government's 37.5-Hour Workweek Proposal Faces PP Opposition
Spain's government proposed reducing the workweek to 37.5 hours, facing opposition from the PP party due to lack of employer support despite union backing and popular favor, initiating a political showdown.
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64% Bias Score
Spain Approves Bill to Reduce Workweek to 37.5 Hours, Faces Uncertain Parliamentary Path
The Spanish government approved a bill reducing the maximum legal workweek to 37.5 hours without pay cuts, despite facing parliamentary challenges from opposition parties and business groups; the bill's passage is uncertain.
Spain Approves Bill to Reduce Workweek to 37.5 Hours, Faces Uncertain Parliamentary Path
The Spanish government approved a bill reducing the maximum legal workweek to 37.5 hours without pay cuts, despite facing parliamentary challenges from opposition parties and business groups; the bill's passage is uncertain.
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44% Bias Score
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.
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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.
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56% Bias Score
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