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Spain's 37.5‑Hour Workweek Bill Faces Likely Defeat in Imminent Congress Vote

Yolanda Díaz says she will reintroduce the measure if vetoes pass next week.

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La vicepresidenta segunda del Gobierno y ministra de Trabajo y Economía Social, Yolanda Díaz, ofrece declaraciones a la prensa tras reunirse con organizaciones ecologistas
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Overview

  • PP, Vox and UPN forced the debate onto next week’s plenary agenda through the Junta de Portavoces, cutting short further negotiations.
  • Parliamentary arithmetic points to PP, Vox and Junts securing 177 votes to approve total vetoes that would return the bill to the government.
  • The Ministry of Labour says it will not withdraw the proposal ahead of the vote.
  • Unions continue to back the shorter week but call the timetable premature and keep pressing Junts, which remains aligned with Catalan business objections.
  • The draft pairs a 37.5‑hour cap with pay protection, stronger digital disconnection and mandatory digital timekeeping with higher sanctions, and the government signals it could advance the timekeeping rules by decree even if the broader reform is rejected.