📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Labor and Social Economy ends the year fulfilling one of the great challenges of the legislature the transformation of the labor market aimed at changing the paradigm in the countrys labor relations promoting decent work leaving behind precariousness and the Spanish anomaly temporality.In this way it complies with the Government agreement and with the labor market reform proposal presented to Brussels in Component 23 of the Recovery Transformation and Resilience Plan . It is a rule that for the first time in more than 40 years has been created with the endorsement of the social agents with a historic agreement that was reached on December 23.This reform recovers the role of collective bargaining indefinite ultra-activity once its validity expires and the salary priority of the company agreement is eliminated avoiding downward agreements in salary matters.New increase in the Minimum Interprofessional Salary SMIThe year has been marked by a whole series of laws and proposals that deepen the objective of the Ministry of Labor of Social Economy to improve the working conditions of people. Thus also after negotiation with the social agents with the endorsement of CCOO and UGT the increase in the Minimum Interprofessional Salary SMI has been approved to 965 euros following the path set by the Advisory Commission for the Analysis of the Interprofessional Minimum Salary which has provided the roadmap to place it at 60 of the average salary at the end of the legislature. This objective is mandated by the European Social Charter also signed in 2021.The SMI which has demonstrated an effective and real impact on equity on the reduction of poverty and the wage gaps between women and men has risen in Spain since 2019 a total of 229 euros 31 percent.Approved the Distance Work Law and the so-called Rider LawIn May Congress gave the green light to new legislation that regulates remote work and guarantees people who work under this formula have the same rights as those who carry out their activities in company premises.The regulations which have placed Spain at the forefront of the European framework in the regulation of distance work is based on the voluntariness and reversibility of this model of labor organization. Likewise it reinforces the role of collective bargaining through conventions and agreements that will determine relevant conditions and aspects. In addition the norm protects the right to disconnect.This law bears the seal of social dialogue and is the result of the tripartite agreement between the Government and the trade union organizations CCOO and the business organizations CEOE and CEPYME as well as the one known as the Rider law approved in Congress in July.Law 122021 which guarantees the labor rights of the people dedicated to the distribution in the field of digital platforms is a pioneering regulation that reconciles the effects of digitization with the protection of labor rights by recognizing the presumption of employment of the people dedicated to distribution in the field of digital platforms.The standard which has been taken as a reference for the new European directive on this matter provides protection to workers who provide services under forms of organization and business management other than traditional ones although in a dependency and alienation regime.The new legislation contemplates allowing the access of the representation of the workers to the rules of algorithms or artificial intelligence that can determine or affect working conditions.Youth Guarantee Plan PlusThe youngest are a priority for the Ministry of Labor and Social Economy which has launched the Youth Guarantee Plan Plus.Its objective is to improve the qualification of young people so that they acquire the professional and technical skills necessary to enter the labor market. The Youth Guarantee Plan will run until 2027.To achieve the objectives of improving the employability and entrepreneurship of young people the plan is based on personalized guidance and monitoring training focused on the acquisition of skills and the improvement of professional experience taking into account the needs of transformation of the production model.With the aim of reinforcing decent work among young people and eradicating job insecurity the Labor Inspectorate has teamed up with the Institute of Youth INJUVE to deploy joint measures and actions that monitor the contractual and employment situation of young people .Structural reform of Active Employment PoliciesThe Active Employment Policies also undergo a major remodeling with major structural changes and are supported by significant budgetary support that in the case of funds transferred to the Autonomous Communities has reached more than 2650 million euros. Their main objective is to increase their effectiveness to boost decent employment. The measures also include the modernization of public employment services and incorporate the monitoring and evaluation of these policies.Towards the Spanish Employment AgencyWith the ambitious Draft Employment Law the first steps have been taken to convert the State Public Employment Service SEPE into a Spanish Employment Agency and that all the institutions involved in employment policies are endowed with sufficient human resources and that they have specialized training appropriate to the services they provide. Ultimately it is about moving forward to have effective public employment services up to the demands of citizens.The Spanish Strategy for Active Support for Employment 2021-2024 has also been approved which forms the state framework of reference for public employment services to design and manage their policies. It constitutes an in-depth change which seeks to meet the needs of job seekers with special attention to groups considered priority.
