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What it is

Paid recoverable leave for non-essential workers during the COVID-19 crisis

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 9 April 2020. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill to regulate a recoverable paid leave for employees who do not provide essential services in order to reduce population mobility in the context of the fight against COVID-19 (originating from Royal Decree-Law 10/2020, of 29 March).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000012· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law requires employees of non-essential activities to take paid recoverable leave from March 30 to April 9, 2020, both included. During this time they keep their base salary and salary supplements.
  2. The leave does not apply to workers in essential sectors (listed in the annex), workers covered by a temporary layoff procedure (ERTE), workers on sick leave or with a suspended contract, and those who can work remotely.
  3. The hours not worked can be made up from the day after the state of alarm ends until December 31, 2020. The makeup schedule must be negotiated between the company and worker representatives in a consultation period of up to seven days; if there is no agreement, the company decides and notifies it within seven days.
  4. Making up the hours cannot break daily or weekly rest periods, cannot exceed the maximum annual hours in the collective agreement, and must respect work-life balance rights.
  5. Companies can set a minimum staff or shifts to keep essential activity running, using a normal weekend or holiday as the reference. The Minister of Health can modify or specify which activities are affected.
  6. Special rules and exceptions apply: essential tasks on the first day to allow activity to resume, transport services already underway, public employees, staff with their own specific legislation, essential court services, and workers of public contract holders who are indispensable.

Who it affects

  • Employees in non-essential activities: They must take paid recoverable leave from March 30 to April 9, 2020 and later make up the hours not worked.
  • Workers in essential sectors (annex of the law): The leave does not apply to them and they keep working.
  • Affected companies: They must negotiate how hours are made up and can set minimum staff or shifts for essential activity.
  • Public employees and staff with specific legislation: Their authorities issue their own instructions to keep essential services running.

Words worth knowing

Permiso retribuido recuperable (paid recoverable leave)
Mandatory paid time off granted by the employer, whose hours must be made up later.
Expediente de regulación temporal de empleo (ERTE)
A procedure through which a company temporarily suspends contracts or reduces working hours.
Estado de alarma (state of alarm)
An extraordinary measure that allows the Government to limit movement and activities to face a serious crisis.
Convenio colectivo (collective agreement)
An agreement setting working conditions (pay, hours, rest) for a sector or company.
Teletrabajo (remote work)
Work done from a distance, usually from home, without going to the workplace.

It summarizes the law as published in the BOE. 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced9 April 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted14 April 2020The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments20 April 2020Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee17 September 2020A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate24 February 2021The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE24 March 2021It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 official steps on a timeline
Jun 2020Sept 2020Dec 202011. 9 April 2020: Presentación22. 14 April 2020: Comisión de Trabajo, Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones Publicación desde 14/04/2020 hasta 20/04/202033. 14 April 2020: Calificación44. 20 April 2020: Comisión de Trabajo, Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones Enmiendas desde 20/04/2020 hasta 17/09/202055. 17 September 2020: Comisión de Trabajo, Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones Informe desde 17/09/2020 hasta 17/02/202166. 17 February 2021: Comisión de Trabajo, Inclusión, Seguridad Social y Migraciones Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 17/02/2021 hasta 24/02/202177. 24 February 2021: Senado desde 24/02/2021 hasta 24/03/202188. 24 March 2021: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 24/03/2021 hasta 05/05/2021

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?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

Published in the BOE: Law 4/2021, of April 12, regulating a recoverable paid leave for employees who do not provide essential services, with the aim of reducing population mobility in the context of the fight against COVID-19.

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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