Overview

• Minister Yolanda Díaz confirmed the Council of Ministers will approve the draft law on April 29, marking its move to the Congress of Deputies for debate.
• The legislation proposes reducing the statutory workweek to 37.5 hours while maintaining current wage levels for workers.
• The government secured a social dialogue agreement with unions after 11 months of negotiations, overcoming employer resistance.
• The reform aims to address unequal distribution of productivity gains, which have risen 53% since 1995 without benefiting workers proportionately.
• The workweek reduction is part of a broader social agenda, with future plans to combat labor precarity and introduce an Interns Statute.