Spain is ready to reduce the working week from 40 to 37.5 hours. This was founded by the Madrid government by approved a measure waiting for the green light of the parliament after one year of sensitive negotiations. “The legal duration of this working week has not changed in our country for 41 years,” Sumar […]
Tag: workers’ rights
Keys to understanding the reduction of working hours
The first phase of the reduction of the working day in the country has entered into force, meaning that workers must work 47 hours a week without reducing their wages and without prejudice to the rights and guarantees they have acquired. In accordance with Law 2101 of 2021 amending the length of the working day, […]
EU Court: An employee’s daily rest and weekly rest are two different things
The daily rest and the weekly rest of the worker are two different things: they are two independent rights and therefore both must be guaranteed. This was determined by a decision of the EU Court of Justice, based on the story of a Hungarian railways Mav-Start driver, who appealed before the Miskolc Court against the […]
Uber makes peace with taxi drivers: rides will cost at least 10 euros
A deal “unprecedented in France” will guarantee taxi drivers across all platforms a minimum income per trip. From 1 February 2023, the fare will be €7.65 net for each trip made. For customers, this means that they will have to pay around 10.20 Euros gross for the shortest possible trip, to which must be added […]