HR Policy for employees -Spain has reduced the working day by two hours

HR Policy for employees -To save the marriage of employees, Spain has reduced the working day by two hours

The prime minister of Spain Mr. Marino Rajoy has decreased the daily working hours by two hours. According to him, this move is beneficial for the betterment of personal life of people. In this way, people can spend more time with their families. Also, another reason behind this move is to increase the childbirth rate and decrease the ratio of divorces. 

HR Policy for employees -Spain has reduced the working day by two hours

In lieu of this, the time, which used to be given to rest at lunchtime in the afternoon, would be wiped off. As that time cannot be utilized properly. Most employees sleep in the office and work productivity is decreased and not enough time can be spent with the family. 

At present, the working hours in Spain start from 10 am in the morning and continue until 8 pm in the evening. Two to five pm is supposed to be lunchtime. Three hours are given in the afternoon to be excused from work. This practice has been going on for a very long time. The story behind this practice is that this was followed to give respite to the people from the sun who used to work in the fields. But later this was being followed in government institutions also. 

Also, another reason why Spain wants to go ahead with the reduction in working hours is to keep the country at par with European standards. As the productivity in other European countries is far better than in Spain. The government had established a parliamentary committee for the same purpose in 2013. The committee had mentioned in their report that Flexible working hours need to be a part of our culture. The time given in the afternoon should be put an end to and working hours of government and private institutions should be reduced. 

According to the general public, this decision of the prime minister is influenced by the upcoming elections in June. Also along with this, Rajoy wants to bring GMT or Greenwich Mean Time back to the country. Earlier some companies in Sweden have decreased the working hours from eight to six hours. Also, the labor ministry is set on making a law in France, which works on the policy of Right to Disconnect. This will create a balance between people’s personal and private life. After this, no company shall be able to send emails to their employees to make them work from home.