Business leaders at a conference in Madrid calling for changes to medical leaves and absenteeism policies.
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CEOE business leaders call for changes to medical leaves and absenteeism

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The CEOE employers' confederation held a conference on Tuesday in Madrid about the rise in medical leaves. Participants called for mutual insurance companies to issue medical discharges and for Social Security to cover more costs.

Antonio Garamendi, CEOE president, requested that Social Security cover benefits and contributions for the first 15 days of common illness leave. He also called for more doctors, increased controls, and authority for mutuals to issue discharges in these cases.

Several regional organizations, including CEIM and ASPEL, asked to restore dismissal for absenteeism, abolished in 2020. Others proposed cutting wage supplements agreed in collective agreements and exempting social contributions for replacements.

Ángel Nicolás, CEOE president in Castilla-La Mancha, called young people "memos" for requesting mental health leaves. Garamendi distanced himself from these remarks and acknowledged real mental health problems among young people.

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Business organizations highlight the economic costs of absenteeism and support CEOE's calls for mutuals to manage medical discharges and greater Social Security coverage. Union representatives and critics accuse the proposals of conflating legitimate medical leaves with absenteeism and prioritizing business interests over worker health. Diverse users debate terminology, with some noting the distinction between illness-related absences and deliberate absenteeism. High-engagement posts focus on the conference as a push for policy changes amid rising costs.

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