What it is
Bill would raise company bonuses for training young and disabled workers
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 29 November 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Official title: Private member's bill on the inclusion of a new paragraph to Article 109 of Royal Decree-Law 8/2014, of July 4, with the aim of promoting Dual Vocational Training, the Vocational Training System for Employment, for young people and for persons with disabilities benefiting from the National Youth Guarantee System.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000310· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would add a section to Article 109 of royal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses. 8/2014 so that, when a training and apprenticeship contract is signed with beneficiaries of the National Youth Guarantee System, the company could apply bonuses calculated on 50% of the workday in the first year and 25% in the second and third years.
- If the contract is signed with a person with a disability, the bonus would be calculated on 50% of the workday for every year of the contract.
- The explanatory statement says that training and apprenticeship contracts let young people gain official training and work experience, and that many people with disabilities need more training hours than current rules allow companies to claim.
- The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette, except for measures affecting the budget, which would wait until the next fiscal year.
Who it affects
- Young people covered by the National Youth Guarantee System: They could sign training and apprenticeship contracts with higher company bonuses.
- People with disabilities: They would get bonuses based on 50% of the workday for every year of the contract, making training easier.
- Companies: They could apply larger bonuses to cover the training costs of these contracts.
Words worth knowing
- Contrato para la formación y el aprendizaje
- Training and apprenticeship contract: combines working at a company with studying, to gain official training and experience.
- Bonificación
- Bonus: a discount the company applies to what it pays to Social Security for the worker.
- Sistema Nacional de Garantía Juvenil
- National Youth Guarantee System: a public system offering training, jobs or support to young people who neither work nor study.
- Formación Profesional Dual
- Dual vocational training: alternates classroom study with hands-on practice at a company.
- Proposición de ley
- A bill: a proposed law being processed in Congress; it is not an approved law yet.
- royal decree-law
- A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
- decree-law
- A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced29 November 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted11 December 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
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 was presented again:
- XIII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Bill would raise training bonuses for hiring young and disabled workers
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000310
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- 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.