The government approves this Thursday “climate permits” to protect work absences due to disasters

More precisely, what Labor calls for will be incorporated into the workers’ statute. “climate” permit: Up to four days of paid leave for the worker due to the impossibility of going to the workplace in the event of a disaster, extendable until the circumstances which caused it disappear.

If more days are needed, companies could do so recourse to a Force Majeure Temporary Work Regulation File (ERTE) for justification.

The work measures that the Council of Ministers plans to approve this Thursday also consider the right of workers to be informed of planned actions due to the activation of disaster alerts.

It will be mandatory for all collective agreements to negotiate action protocols including security measures. prevention of occupational risks in the face of disasters and adverse weather phenomena.

“New green right”

In the event of serious and imminent risks, the company will be required to inform as soon as possible of the measures to be adopted and to give instructions to interrupt the activity, which will be suspended until the danger disappears.

Likewise, Labor has designed a “new green law”, by which the legal representatives of workers or, failing that, the prevention delegatesthey may agree to stop the activity to avoid risks to the workforce.

Ministry sources have made it clear that workers will not suffer any harm following the adoption of all these measures.

The department headed by Yolanda Díaz will approve regulations on the protection of workers against the effects of climate change in the workplace within a year.