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What it is

Bill proposes raising Spain's minimum wage to 950 euros

Committee step 4 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 16 September 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Official title: Private member's bill on fixing the amount of the interprofessional minimum wage.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000026· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill sets a goal for the minimum wage to reach 13,300 euros per year, with gradual increases: 800 euros per month from January 1, 2018 and 950 euros per month from January 1, 2020. That amount could never be reduced in later years.
  2. It would amend Article 27 of the Workers' Statute so the government sets the minimum wage each year after consulting unions and employer groups, updates it using the CPI, and reviews it if actual inflation exceeds the forecast. It also states that only cash pay counts and that the minimum wage cannot be seized.
  3. All references to the minimum wage in laws, regulations and collective agreements would be understood to mean the new amount set by this bill.
  4. The new amount would apply to rights already requested but not yet granted whose calculation depends on the minimum wage, and to collective agreements negotiated after it takes effect. The law would enter into force the day after publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • Workers earning the minimum wage: Their pay would rise to 800 euros per month in 2018 and 950 in 2020, if the bill is passed.
  • The government: It would have to set and update the minimum wage each year after consulting unions and employers.
  • Unions and employer associations: They would be consulted before the minimum wage is set each year.
  • People with benefits calculated from the minimum wage: Rights requested but not yet granted would be calculated using the new amount.
  • Parties negotiating collective agreements: Agreements negotiated after the law takes effect would use the new amount.

Words worth knowing

Salario mínimo interprofesional (SMI)
Spain's minimum wage: the lowest amount any worker can legally be paid, regardless of the job.
Estatuto de los Trabajadores
The main Spanish law on workers' rights.
IPC
Consumer price index: it measures how much the cost of living rises.
Convenio colectivo
Collective agreement setting wages and working conditions for a sector or company.
Inembargable
Cannot be seized or withheld to pay debts.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced16 September 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted20 September 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments2 December 2016Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee31 October 2018A 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 13 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sept 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sept 2018Dec 201811. 16 September 2016: Presentación22. 20 September 2016: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 20/09/2016 hasta 23/09/201633. 20 September 2016: Calificación44. 23 September 2016: Gobierno Contestación desde 23/09/2016 hasta 31/10/201655. 31 October 2016: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 31/10/2016 hasta 22/11/201666. 22 November 2016: Mesa del Congreso Acuerdo subsiguiente a la toma en consideración desde 22/11/2016 hasta 29/11/201677. 29 November 2016: Comisión de Empleo y Seguridad Social Publicación desde 29/11/2016 hasta 02/12/201688. 2 December 2016: Comisión de Empleo y Seguridad Social Enmiendas desde 02/12/2016 hasta 26/06/201899. 26 June 2018: Comisión de Trabajo, Migraciones y Seguridad Social Enmiendas desde 26/06/2018 hasta 27/02/20191010. 31 October 2018: Comisión de Trabajo, Migraciones y Seguridad Social Mesa - Calificación desde 31/10/2018 hasta 31/10/20181111. 31 October 2018: Comisión de Trabajo, Migraciones y Seguridad Social Debate de totalidad desde 31/10/2018 hasta 15/11/20181212. 27 February 2019: Comisión de Trabajo, Migraciones y Seguridad Social Informe desde 27/02/2019 hasta 05/03/20191313. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

15 November 2018

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 132 yes · 178 no · 32 abst.

Voted on: Amendment to the whole with alternative text to the Private member's bill on fixing the amount of the interprofessional minimum wage, submitted by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress.

This law had 2 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 7 of sitting 158· updated 10 Nov

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More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Gcup-ec-em and GER. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 13 most voted in favour; in 21, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

  • In favour: 13
  • Against: 21
  • Tie: 18
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Socialista84
84 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)5
5 against
Mixto19
1 in favour · 13 against · 2 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos32
30 abst. · 2 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em67
67 against
GER9
9 against
Popular en el Congreso133
131 in favour · 2 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

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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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