Working time and flexibility in Spain

AutorAnna Ginès i Fabrellas - Manuel Luque Parra
CargoAssistant profesor of Labor Law, ESADE ? Universitat Ramon Llull - Professor of Labor Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Páginas65-76
IUSLabor 1/2016
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WORKING TIME AND FLEXIBILITY IN SPAIN
Anna Ginès i Fabrellas
Assistant profesor of Labor Law, ESADE Universitat Ramon Llull
Manuel Luque Parra
Professor of Labor Law, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
1. Does the regulation on working time establishes a daily, weekly and/or annual
limit of working hours? If so, what is the maximum working hours?
The regulation on working time in the Spanish legal system establishes a daily, weekly
and annual maximum working hours. Article 34 of the Workers' Statute (Estatuto de los
Trabajadores ET, hereinafter) states that working time shall be determined as
provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreement or employment contract.
Nevertheless, it sets a maximum working time that, in any case, cannot be exceeded by
the collective agreement or employment contract. Specifically, it establishes an ordinary
workday of maximum 9 hours per day and 40 hours per week on a yearly basis.
2. What is the regulation regarding daily, weekly and annual rests periods?
The Spanish regulation on rest periods distinguishes between daily, weekly and annual
rest periods:
- Minimum rest of fifteen minutes within the working day when it exceeds six
continuous hours and a minimum rest of 12 hours between the start of the previous
working day and the beginning of the next (article 34.3 and 4 ET).
- Regarding weekly rest periods, article 37.1 ET provides that workers be entitled to a
minimum weekly rest period of 1,5 days uninterrupted, which can be accumulated in
periods of up to 14 days. As established in this article, generally the weekly rest will
include Saturday afternoon or Monday morning and the entire Sunday.
- Finally, concerning annual rest periods, article 37.2 ET grants workers 14 paid
holidays a year (Christmas, New Year, Labor Day, National Day of Spain, etc.) and
article 38 ET recognizes workers 30 days per year of service of paid vacations.

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