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Diaz has announced that his death leave will be extended to 10 days

The Minister of Labour has also announced a new permit for palliative care. Díaz has pointed out that one of the problems in terms of productivity in the Spanish State is that people are forced to work in inadequate conditions. "Anyone who buries a mother or who, because she has to take care of her child, does not go to work cannot be considered absenteeism."

MADRID (ESPAÑA), 09/10/2025.- La vicepresidenta segunda y ministra de Trabajo y Economía Social, Yolanda Díaz durante un desayuno informativo este jueves en Madrid. EFE/ Zipi

Second Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labour, Yolanda Díaz, during an informative breakfast.

The Second Vice-Presidentand Minister of Labour of the Spanish Government, Yolanda Diaz , has announced that her Ministry will present a new regulation amending the Workers' Statute and extending leave for the death of a family member to 10 days.

"No one can go well to work two days after the death of a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a friend.

Díaz has pointed out that one of the problems in the Spanish state with regard to productivity is that people are forced to work in inadequate conditions. "Anyone who buries a mother or who, because she has to take care of her child, does not go to work cannot be considered absenteeism", he has stressed. 

In this regard, Díaz has pointed out that we need to talk about absenteeism in Spain, but "real absenteeism". "Of course the real absenteeism is  in Spain, "explains Díaz, adding that the public impact of absenteeism in Spain is one and a half points of GDP. 

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