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Spain Sets 35-Hour Week for Central Government Staff, Excludes Local Employees

Unions say the order gives them leverage to extend 35 hours beyond the central government.

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Overview

  • The instruction, published Wednesday in the Boletín Oficial del Estado, sets a 35-hour week for about 250,000 state administration employees and gives offices one month to adjust work calendars.
  • Local entities are excluded, so municipal workers do not get an automatic cut and each council must negotiate any change with its staff.
  • Catalonia has called talks with IAC, UGT and CCOO for April 28 to design a plan that officials aim to start before year-end, according to El Periódico.
  • UGT in Castilla-La Mancha says the 14,000 central government employees there will start the new schedule soon, and the union will watch for real time cuts without hidden workload increases.
  • Keeping police, health and schools fully staffed may require new hires or shift redesigns, and a 2024 Catalan estimate put full application at an extra €530 million.