Spain seeks to reform labour contracts

Article reports that the Spanish government would seek to close the gap between wildly contrasting conditions offered under permanent and temporary job contracts under draft labour reforms due to be unveiled in the second half of June 2010.

ESO: Background information: Spanish unemployment rises as tourism suffers http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-unemployment-rises-as-tourism-suffers/

ESO: Background information: Crisis takes toll on Spain’s temps http://www.europeansources.info/record/crisis-takes-toll-on-spains-temps/

BBC News, 2.6.10: Spain to move ahead with labour market reform http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/10220984.stm

Público, 3.6.10: Zapatero to rejig labour market http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/265631-zapatero-rejig-labour-market

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