Yolanda Díaz insists: “Even if it is the last thing I do, the time registration will be done” | Economy | EUROtoday

With the socialists María Jesús Montero on her proper and José Manuel Alabares on her left, Yolanda Díaz accused the Ministry of Economy this Wednesday of “standing on the side of the employers” relating to the reinforcement of time registration, after the unfavorable opinion of the Council of State on this decree, which along with the criticisms of the Economy consists of these of the Public Service and Data Protection. “Even if it is the last thing I do, the time registration will be done,” mentioned the second vp and Minister of Labor in Congress.

This intervention by Díaz is another chapter within the string of criticisms from Labor to Economy for the 2 vital stories offered by the Corps division and which incorporates the non-binding opinion of the Council of State, the content material of which EL PAÍS introduced this Monday. Work’s criticism then started with much less depth. “It is a measure that is part of the coalition government agreement signed in 2023, so questioning it is questioning a democratic commitment between PSOE and Sumar,” Labor sources mentioned.

This Tuesday, Díaz went additional with a put up on Bluesky. “Despite the attempts of the Ministry of Economy, we are going to move forward with the new time register,” she indicated within the morning, a message that her division insisted on within the afternoon, which accused the Economy of making an attempt to boycott the federal government settlement, and herself at evening in an interview on Cadena SER. Among these statements, after the press convention of the Council of Ministers, Corps averted the conflict. “We are convinced and share the importance of the objective pursued by this measure, as an essential pillar to achieve an effective reduction in working hours,” he mentioned, earlier than mentioning the significance of “maintaining ambition” in “conquering rights for workers.” At the identical time, he clarified that he defends a “balanced” implementation that ensures the adoption of this measure, “particularly for our SMEs.”

This Wednesday, Díaz took one other step in Congress after a query about it from the ERC deputy specialised in labor and Social Security points, Jordi Salvador. “I am forceful. The reduction of working hours has fallen thanks to the three rights of Junts, PP and Vox, but the time record is a mandate from a ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union,” mentioned the second vp, who continued: “I am going to speak clearly. This is an agreement of the Government of Spain and it will be done.”

“What has happened is very serious,” added Díaz, “because the Council of State relies on two reports from the Ministry of Economy, which with these reports sides with the employers that fail to comply in our country.” As Labor already expressed yesterday morning, Díaz has insisted that his plan is to maneuver ahead with this reform regardless of the unfavorable ruling, which significantly facilitates the employer’s recourse within the courts. “I am not going to be a cooperator of the employers’ association for those companies that do not pay overtime and that do not comply with labor rights in our country. Even if it is the last thing I do, the time registration is going to be done,” Díaz added.

What the Council of State says

The Council of State applauds the aim of the rule—avoiding unpaid additional time—however considers that the decree doesn’t accurately measure the financial affect of the measure, that it invades legislative territory regardless of being a regulation, that it’s not accurately tailored to the precise wants of the sectors, that it invades collective bargaining and that it doesn’t make sure the safety of staff’ knowledge, a grievance during which Data Protection additionally agrees.

Labor anticipates that it’ll make some minor modifications to handle a few of these protests and defend itself from the judicial battle with the employers, significantly by way of knowledge safety or collective bargaining, with higher precision in each issues. The unions, which assist the reinforcement of the registry, have expressed their “deep concern” about this ruling, in comparison with the “satisfaction” reported by the employers.