Yolanda Díaz confirms that she will tighten the time recording system even if the reduction in working hours is not approved.

Second Vice President and Minister of Labor and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz , confirmed this Thursday that she will reform the time recording system in companies via Royal Decree even if the reduction in working hours is not approved.

In statements to La Sexta reported by Europa Press, the minister stressed that the fundamental reason employers oppose reducing the working week to 37.5 hours is because it is included in a bill that also tightens the system for monitoring the number of hours worked by each employee.

The second vice president emphasized that there are two rulings from the European Court of Justice that urge Spain to amend the registry so that it is "interoperable, objective, and truthful" and to include it in Article 35 of the Workers' Statute, which regulates overtime.

"Workers know perfectly well how time recording works. They know it doesn't work because they're forced to sign blank. Therefore, the key isn't just reducing working hours; it's complying with the rulings of the European Court of Justice. Are political parties, whatever they may be, or the Spanish employers' associations, not going to respect the source of European law, the European Court of Justice?" Díaz pointed out.

The vice president insisted that the CEOE (Spanish Workers' Federation) does not want to reduce working hours because it does not want time control . "It's very important that this be known. The fundamental reason for those opposed to reducing working hours is not the reduction in hours. It's the control of time recording," the minister emphasized.

In any case, the minister added, time control is a regulatory requirement, and therefore, "a Royal Decree is issued" to modify it and "is implemented." In her opinion, it is "very serious" that employers' associations are calling for "noncompliance" by urging political parties to vote against the 37.5-hour bill.

Despite everything, Díaz expressed her conviction that the bill to reduce working hours will pass in Congress. "The reduction in working hours will be approved in our country. I don't know how long it will take, but it will be approved. We are working with political parties to make this happen, and it will be approved for one fundamental reason: because it affects 12.5 million workers in our country," the minister asserted.