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What it is

Bill to strengthen collective bargaining and limit employer power

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 9 June 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Official title: Private member's bill amending Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of 23 October, approving the consolidated text of the Workers' Statute, to strengthen collective bargaining in the regulation of labor relations.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000107· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would limit wage opt-outs: a company could only stop applying the collective agreement's wage terms if it shows losses or a persistent drop in income, and only to preserve jobs. The deal would also need a consultation period and a vote by the workers.
  2. It would remove the priority of company-level agreements over sector-wide ones. Sector agreements would set minimum rights on matters such as wages, maximum annual working hours, overtime, and work-life balance.
  3. It would restore ultra-activity: if an agreement expires without a new one, its terms stay in force until a new agreement is signed.
  4. Substantial changes to working conditions would become exceptional and require a cause: the company could only impose them to prevent a negative trend, with a minimum 20-day consultation period. If a court finds the change unjustified, the company must compensate the worker.
  5. It would require companies to record each worker's daily working hours. The record must be available to the worker, worker representatives, and the Labor Inspectorate, and the company must hand over a monthly summary of hours.
  6. If a company imposes a change without following the legal procedure, the deadline to sue would become the general one-year period, instead of the current 20 days.

Who it affects

  • Workers, especially those in small companies and sectors with weak sector agreements: They would gain wage and working-condition protections, and could vote on wage opt-out deals.
  • Employers: They would face tighter limits on opting out of agreements and unilaterally changing conditions, and must record working hours.
  • Worker representatives and unions: Their role in bargaining, hour-record oversight, and consultation periods would be strengthened.
  • Labor and Social Security Inspectorate: It could access working-hour records to check compliance.

Words worth knowing

Descuelgue (opt-out from a collective agreement)
When a company stops applying what a collective agreement provides, for example on wages.
Convenio colectivo (collective agreement)
A deal between worker and employer representatives setting working conditions for a sector or company.
Ultraactividad (ultra-activity)
A collective agreement stays in force after it expires, until a new one is signed.
Modificación sustancial de condiciones de trabajo (substantial change of working conditions)
A major change imposed by the company on matters like schedules, shifts, or pay system.
SMI (minimum wage)
Salario Mínimo Interprofesional: the lowest legal pay for a full working day.

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 unfinished.

  1. Introduced9 June 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted20 June 2017The 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 2017Dec 201811. 9 June 2017: Presentación22. 20 June 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 20/06/2017 hasta 23/06/201733. 20 June 2017: Calificación44. 23 June 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 23/06/2017 hasta 10/10/2017 Nota: (Mesa 24/10/2017 - concluida - decaída por comunicación disconformidad Gobierno).55. 19 February 2019: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 19/02/2019 hasta 05/03/2019 Nota: (En ejecución de Sentencia del Tribunal Constitucional 17/2019 de 11/02/2019).66. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

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?

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.

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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