Shorter working week will not work in Mallorca
The island, well the Balearics as a whole, are too dependent on an industry which for much of the year never stops, tourism
Mallorca is facing a skilled labor shortage as high living costs, low wages, and post-Brexit challenges make it harder to attract professionals and sustain businesses.
10/01/2025 09:48Updated at 15:33
A split in Spain’s left-wing coalition government over a plan to implement a shorter working week with the same pay has broken out, but the private sector, in particular the tourist industry and the long chain of businesses linked to it, has also expressed its reservations. To be blunt, in a location which depends desperately on a near all-year 24/7 industry like tourism, how can shorter working weeks work?
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Just TogetpublishedOh yes it will. Want to bet ?
A distraction that again will never happen.
Humphrey, it looks like your readers are too busy working extra hours and double shifts to be able to find the time to write a comment.