Trade unions and business associations met to continue discussing the reduction of the working week to 37,5 hours by 2025 without making cuts in wages. The text sent to unions and employers has as its main objective the reduction of the working week from 40 to 38,5 hours in 2024 and to 37,5 hours in January 2025. The draft also includes the attempt to ensure that companies actually comply with the new legal limits on working hours. The new register will be digital and automatically accessible to every worker, to trade union representatives and to the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate.
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