Spain: employers walk away from cross-industry talks in protest against potential abolition of 2012 labour reform

On Wednesday, employers walked away from talks over an extension of partial unemployment measures following the lifting of the state of alert in Spain. The move came after a surprise announcement on 20 May that the government and the left-wing Basque pro-independence party EH Bildu had agreed a pact promising the total abolition of the 2012 reform brought about by the People's Party (on the content of this reform, see article n°120462), which should occur “before the end of the extraordinary measures” adopted by the government to deal with the impact of Covid-19 on the economy and employment.