Spain - Unions oppose court’s decision on dismissal of workers - November 30, 2019

Thousands of workers protested against the Constitutional Court’s (STC) judgment in favour of the objective dismissal of workers for even justified leaves of absence. The court’s decision was based on Article 52.d of the Statute of Workers, which, though in existence since 1980, was substantially strengthened by the government’s labour reforms of 2012. Trade unions across the country, including the Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) and the General Union of Workers (UGT), organised demonstrations in provincial capitals and called for a protest march to the Congress of Deputies in Madrid.

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