Bill proposes job rights for people recovering from serious illness

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1. The bill would give people discharged after temporary or permanent disability due to a serious illness or carcinoma the right to reduce their work hours, with a proportional pay cut, for one year, and to work remotely for six months if the job allows it.
2. Workers who return after beating a serious illness and show physical or psychological after-effects that keep them from their previous duties would have preferential rights to fill a vacant job in the same professional group.
3. Job protection would go from two to four years for people with a total, absolute or great permanent disability when their condition may improve.
4. Public employees would get the same rights: reduced hours for one year and remote work for six months after medical discharge.

Who it affects

• People who recover from a serious illness or carcinoma and are discharged from temporary or permanent disability.: They could cut their hours for one year and request remote work for six months, with preferential rights to another job if they cannot do their old one.
• People with total, absolute or great permanent disability who may improve.: Their job would be held open for up to four years instead of two.
• Public employees who recover from a serious illness or carcinoma.: They would get the same reduced-hours and remote-work rights.
• Unemployed people affected by a serious illness or carcinoma.: Training programs adapted to their needs and limitations would be developed.
• People with a serious and incurable illness.: Their applications for the Ingreso Mínimo VitalIngreso Mínimo Vital A monthly government benefit for people and families with very low income. would be processed on a priority basis.

Words worth knowing

Incapacidad temporal

Temporary disability: a person cannot work for a time due to illness or accident and receives benefits while recovering.

Incapacidad permanente

Permanent disability: official recognition that a person cannot work, fully or partially, due to lasting health problems.

Reserva de puesto de trabajo

Job protection: the employer must hold the worker's job open while they are on leave and take them back afterward.

Ingreso Mínimo Vital

A monthly government benefit for people and families with very low income.

Convenio colectivo

Collective bargaining agreement: a deal between employers and worker representatives setting work conditions for a sector.

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