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What it is

Bill would give regional collective agreements priority over state ones

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 16 December 2011. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Official title: Private member's bill on the adaptation of current regulations in the field of collective bargaining and the concurrence of collective agreements to the specific requirements of Autonomous Communities that have more representative trade unions whose scope of representation is limited to their territorial scope.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000014· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill starts from the idea that current rules ignore territories where unions and worker representation have their own specific profile, an issue that has been raised repeatedly without success.
  2. The reform targets Autonomous Communities that have most representative unions whose representation covers only that Community's territory.
  3. The bill would amend Article 84.3 of the Workers' Statute so that regional collective agreements take priority over state-wide ones in those cases.
  4. It would also remove the list of matters that cannot be negotiated at the regional level (such as the trial period or the maximum annual working hours) in Communities with unions that are representative only within their territory.

Who it affects

  • Workers and companies in Autonomous Communities with unions representative only in their territory, because their regional agreements could take priority over state ones.: affected
  • Unions and business associations able to bargain at the regional level, because they could negotiate agreements that change what state-wide agreements say.: affected
  • Those who negotiate state-wide collective agreements, because in these cases their deals could be displaced by regional ones.: affected

Words worth knowing

Convenio colectivo (collective bargaining agreement)
A written deal between unions and employers that sets working conditions, such as pay and hours.
Estatuto de los Trabajadores (Workers' Statute)
Spain's main law on labor rights and duties.
Sindicato más representativo (most representative union)
A union with enough legal support to play a leading role in collective bargaining.
Período de prueba (trial period)
The initial period of a work contract during which the company or the worker can end it without giving a reason.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.

  1. Introduced16 December 2011Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted21 December 2011The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 201311. 16 December 2011: Presentación22. 21 December 2011: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 21/12/2011 hasta 27/12/201133. 21 December 2011: Calificación44. 27 December 2011: Gobierno Contestación desde 27/12/2011 hasta 03/03/201255. 3 March 2012: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 03/03/2012 hasta 23/09/201466. 23 September 2014: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 23/09/2014 hasta 26/09/2014

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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