Trade Unions in Spain are demanding an agreement between the government and the business sector to reduce working hours amid pushback from employers concerned about a rise in costs.
The Government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez intends to persuade businesses to buy into a plan to reduce the working hours from 40 to 37.5 a week, arguing that it will increase productivity, an area where Spain has traditionally lagged behind its European counterparts.
But Business owners fear the proposal will mean employees work fewer hours for the same pay as before.
The Media in Spain is suggesting that the Government would back the proposal with a law regardless of opposition to it and offer a hiring bonus for small businesses with less than 10 employees.
