The dissolution of the Cortes leaves no ordinary parliamentary path for the reduction of the workweek to 37.5 hours and the Intern Statute. The time registration could still be approved by royal decree.
The call for general elections on November 29 has disrupted the timetable of several labour reforms, according to iberoeconomia.es. The dissolution of the Cortes leaves initiatives such as the reduction of the maximum workweek to 37.5 hours per week, the Intern Statute, and the dismissal reform without ordinary parliamentary processing.
The future of the time registration reform, which aims to control actual working hours and detect unpaid overtime, is also unresolved. Since it is proposed by royal decree, it could be approved during the electoral period if its processing is completed. As of October 17, however, it had not been approved.
The 37.5-hour workweek did not gain the necessary parliamentary support, and its recovery will depend on the next legislature. Until a modification comes into effect, workers must adhere to the current regulations and what their collective agreement establishes.
In the case of the Intern Statute, the paralysis leaves a specific framework for training internships pending, but it does not eliminate existing rights. Companies and training centres must follow the current rules and not use internships to cover ordinary job positions.
The dismissal reform, aimed at adapting to the European Social Charter, was in the social dialogue phase, and its timetable is now uncertain. The update of the Occupational Risk Prevention Law is also pending. Until new regulations are approved, companies and workers will continue to apply the current legislation.
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