La Spagna prevede di tagliare la settimana lavorativa per migliorare l’equilibrio tra lavoro e vita privata

*From Bloomberg News reporters Macarena Munoz Montijano and Thomas Gualtieri*

The Spanish government reached an agreement to reduce the number of workweek hours to 37.5 from 40, as Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez seeks to capitalize on social policies while struggling with weak support in parliament.

The cut in working hours was agreed between the government and union representatives, while business representatives walked away from the negotiations. The proposal will be sent to parliament and it’s expected to take effect at the start of next year.

Maybe the only S&D party actually getting things done to improve people’s lives. Good for them.

And this is why  Spain economy is doing well 

> The Spanish government reached an agreement to reduce the number of workweek hours to 37.5 from 40

Hmm, so 40-27.5 = 2.5 hours each week. So for a week of 5 working days you get 2.5/5 = 0.5 hours each day – 30 minutes each day – basically lunch time.

People are working less, taxes are increasing, salaries are stagnating, cost of living is increasing, and yet people call me crazy when I tell them I am trying to move out of EU. I am sick of being borderline poor

Looking forward to this.