Overview

• Junts per Catalunya’s veto amendment has stalled the flagship 37.5-hour workweek bill, prompting a September delay for its initial vote.
• Vice President Yolanda Díaz announced plans to enact a regulatory decree requiring remote-access digital attendance controls if Congress rejects the reform.
• The standalone digital timekeeping measure is designed to comply with EU Court of Justice rulings on precise overtime recording and carries fines of up to €10,000 per violation.
• Sumar is expediting cabinet approval of an urgent social decree to expand parental, care and other labor leave to maintain reform momentum before the summer recess.
• The standoff underscores deep coalition strains and a ‘destructive majority’ in Congress blocking key elements of the PSOE-Sumar social agenda.