The Ministry of Labour has reached an agreement with CCOO and UGT to extend death leave
The agreement would extend leave for the death of a relative from two to 10 working days. The Ministry of Labour will negotiate with parliamentary groups to ensure the adoption of the rule.
The Ministry of Labour has concluded an agreement with CCOO and UGT to extend leave for the death of a family member to 10 working days and to implement two new permits: one to 15 working days for family members in palliative care; and one day for euthanasia assistance.
There are currently two days of death leave, which may be extended to four days if the journey is to be made.
After agreement with the trade unions, the Ministry of Labour will negotiate with the parliamentary groups to ensure that it gets the necessary support for the adoption of the rules, but the Secretary of State for Employment, Joaquín Pérez Rey, has been convinced that it will have the support of the majority, "a need felt by the whole of Spanish society".
The Secretary of State regrets that employers have "excluded" themselves from the agreement for "calculations that are not understood but have nothing to do with productivity, absenteeism or the culture of effort."
Last week the Ministry of Labour concluded negotiations with CEOE and Cepyme after refusing to change the licence for mourning and the implementation of two new permits, mainly because of the cost to entrepreneurs.
"The employers should be here and that is not the case," said Pérez Rey, who has urged the CEOE to "stop harassing sick workers," while regretting "how such a great lack of sensitivity to people who have the worst time can be shown."
The agreement includes technical improvements
The agreement is essentially a proposal put forward by the Government from the outset, with which the trade unions agreed, but technical improvements have been added to prevent the drafting of the rule from being subject to interpretation in the courts, if any.
UGT's Secretary of Occupational Health, Patricia Ruiz, said at a press conference following her meeting at the Ministry of Labour that these permits "are a necessity in the face of a legal anomaly" and considered the "great lack of sensitivity" shown by business organizations in this negotiation to be unfortunate.
CCOO's Secretary of Trade Union Action, Javier Pacheco, has described these permits as an "exercise in humanity" for the 18 million employees that Spanish companies have on their staff and has reproached their representatives for the obstacles they have put in the way of preventing them from moving forward at the social dialogue table.
You might like
Volkswagen will cut 50,000 more jobs, half in Germany and the rest in Europe
The Volkswagen group is in crisis due to strong competition from Chinese manufacturers in Europe, declining sales in China and tariffs in the United States.
France announces aid to farmers affected by drought
Farmers' representatives will meet next week with the French Ministry of Agriculture to convey their demands. The effects of drought and heat are being felt economically, but also physically and mentally.
A worker died in an accident at a winery in Lanciego
The incident took place around 12:20 p.m. and the circumstances of the incident are being investigated. Emergency services have been moved to the scene, but the operator's life has not been saved.
A new tax on fast and cheap clothing is introduced in France
Asian giants like Shein or Temu will now have to pay penalty rates of between 50 cents and 12 euros per garment.
The diesel discount goes up to 20 cents per litre, and the gasoline discount goes down to 5 cents
The tax rebate on diesel has doubled since today, while petrol has halved.
The Basque Government will meet again this Tuesday with farmers to assess the impact of the drought
Agricultural associations and trade unions, among others, want the ACV to be declared a drought zone and special measures to be taken. The meeting will take place at 4 p.m. at the headquarters of the Basque Government in Vitoria-Gasteiz.
Trade unions and employers sign the first agreement on nursing homes in Navarre
After more than five years of negotiations, trade unions and employers have signed the agreement today, which will involve more than 5,000 workers.
The electricity bill has risen 19% in August, reaching its highest level since 2022
Rising demand in heat waves and rising natural gas prices will make an average user's receipt about EUR 14 more expensive.
The 20 cent diesel rebate will come into effect on Tuesday
The measure, which has so far been reduced by 10 cents per litre, aims to combat fuel prices by 15.7% in July.
The September hill this year will be one of the hardest in years
With the return to work, the families of the Basque Country face another reality, which is that this year's September hill will be one of the hardest in recent years, as evidenced by inflation at 4.3%, a figure not seen since February 2023.