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The ideas raised by public consultations and drafts of the Ministry of Labor for the next regulation of telework do not appeal to employers and the Government has clarified that the proposals included so far are only drafts that will be discussed in the social dialogue and in the Cortes.

"If I have to hire and impossible conditions are placed on me and I cannot manage my staff, it is that tomorrow I can hire in Portugal ... The world is global and digitization is global. Be careful how this is posed," he warned. Antonio Garamendi, President of CEOE, in an interview on Onda Cero.

Garamendi refers to some conditions of the new regulation such as compensation of domestic expenses for employees who move their work home or the right to make their hours more flexible. The president of the employers' association has indicated that teleworking has been essential for to be able to face the coronavirus crisis but that "it is a situation that is not ideal."

Also, as in the case of labor reform, he has again criticized the urgency to legislate and regulate these issues by Yolanda Díaz, Minister of Labor.

"The drafts are drafts, they will have to be worked on in social dialogue," replied the government spokeswoman, María Jesús Montero. The also finance minister has indicated that teleworking, which has become a majority option among employees who have remained active during the pandemic, "should be included in our working reality." "Teleworking has come to stay and can be considered in terms of a regulation of the rights of workers and their companies so that there is no exploitation of these people and so, on the other hand, they have enforceable and measurable obligations to your productivity. "

The Government's response has come after the approval in the Council of Ministers of the second extension of the employment and business protection scheme based on an extraordinary regulation of the temporary employment regulation files (ERTE) that will last until 30 September.

The proposal will force you to give up any issues to obtain. Hopefully we can agree on the greatest possible consensus taking into account a variable that is not less, but we must also have all the sufficient resources

This time, the labor framework aims to drive the entire business fabric towards normality, dispensing with ERTE due to force majeure and reducing aid to companies that become inactive. There will be greater bonuses for companies that incorporate workers in July, August and September than those that leave suspended jobs.

"It is an instrument so that companies do not have to resort to an exit of workers from the labor market," summarized the Minister of Finance and government spokesperson, María Jesús Montero , who has valued the fact that ERTE are already accessible for SMEs, which account for 99% of the business fabric.

Employees who remain in ERTE will maintain the collection of 70% of their salary, a benefit that extends to those who are suspended from employment but do not have accumulated rights to collect the contributory benefit. These are aids that are not exempt from taxes and as the corresponding quotas are not withheld by the State Public Employment Service (SEPE), the beneficiaries must declare them next year and in certain cases pay a part to the Treasury. Montero has ruled out tax changes in favor of the beneficiaries.

The self-employed have also been extended exemptions from their payments to Social Security with the same dwindling scheme for those who do not activate in the coming months. The system includes the so-called "seasonal freelancers", those professionals whose activity has a very seasonal nature. The exemption will be 100% in July, 50% in August and 25% in September.

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