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World of HR: Spain toys with shorter workweek

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here’s nothing quite like a Spanish siesta, and workers in Spain may soon have time to enjoy them mo

re.Earlier this month, lawmakers in Spain approved a bill that would reduce the average workweek from 40 hours to 37.5 hours, Euroenews report

ed.The reduced schedule already applies to civil servants and certain sectors in the country including education, but the new bill would expand the policy to retail, manufacturing, and hospitality, impacting roughly 12.5 million worke

rs.The bill will have to make its way through Parliament where it faces an uncertain future, and potential amendments to appease smaller political parties. While labor unions

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