Workers' Rights
Spain's Supreme Court has reinforced its doctrine by ruling that the five days of paid leave for a serious accident or illness of a family member must be taken on working days, not calendar days. This judgment reviews the collective agreement in the contact center sector and warns of the risks of flexibility in natural days. The decision aligns with European norms and prioritizes the immediacy of care.
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Inga-Lill Söderlund, former emergency staff and district nurse, responds in a debate on healthcare workers' daily challenges. She supports the idea of uniformed personnel getting priority in food queues and calls for empathy. Society used to handle such considerations naturally, she writes.