{
  "id": 249089,
  "title": "Increase salaries and reduce absenteeism at work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/subir-salarios-y-reducir-el-absentismo-laboral",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-07T03:45:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/economia/2026-08-07/subir-salarios-y-reducir-el-absentismo-laboral.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The agreed labor reform solved the problem of high contractual temporality with good balances, and consolidated economic and employment growth. But all empirical labor market analyses show that average wages are stagnant and absenteeism for health reasons is growing strongly. Both labor problems are interconnected because the enormous business costs of sick leave, with a direct payment of 15 days, voluntary improvements in collective agreements and contributions in times of inactivity, hinder collective wage negotiations, against a backdrop of low productivity. The goal for the coming years must therefore be to raise wages and reduce absenteeism, using the two tools offered by labor regulation, collective bargaining and regulatory reforms.",
  "summary": "El artículo de El Pais Economia destaca los problemas que enfrenta el mercado laboral en España, incluyendo la alta temporalidad contractual y el crecimiento del absentismo por razones de salud. Estos dos problemas laborales están interconectados, ya que los costos empresariales en las bajas médicas y las mejoras voluntarias en los convenios colectivos frenan la negociación colectiva de salarios, lo que a su vez afecta a la productividad. El objetivo para los próximos años es subir los salarios y reducir el absentismo laboral utilizando las herramientas que ofrece la regulación laboral, como la negociación colectiva y las reformas normativas.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}