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The Numbers Behind the 'Epidemia' of Job Losses: 33 Billion Cost and 84% More Episodes Since 2017

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The issue of occupational medical leave is again at the forefront of the public conversation after PP President Alberto Núñez Feijóo called "work absenteeism" a "cancer" that "counts more than 30 billion euros" and committed to taking steps to tackle it if it becomes president. The truth is that the debate on temporary disability—the name in the technical jargon with which workers are known—has been on the stand for several months. The different…

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To the "national priority" agreed with Vox, which aims to leave out of the umbrella of the state people in an irregular situation or in the submerged economy, historical demands of the bosses are joined, such as controlling "work absenteeism", reducing collective bargaining or reviewing the pension systemThe data of the increase of casualties that deny the massive "fraud" of the "absentism" of which Feijóo speaks The PP wants to end the "cancer"…

·Spain
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The issue of occupational medical leave is again at the forefront of the public conversation after PP President Alberto Núñez Feijóo called "work absenteeism" a "cancer" that "counts more than 30 billion euros" and committed to taking steps to tackle it if it becomes president. The truth is that the debate on temporary disability—the name in the technical jargon with which workers are known—has been on the stand for several months. The different…

·Madrid, Spain
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The debate on labor absenteeism is intensifying in Spain, fueled by a sharp increase in cases that has confronted the government and the Popular Party. The substance of the problem is not only political, but also economic, with a cost that, according to the ICREF, exceeds 30 billion euros annually and that reaches levels that many consider unsustainable for companies.The PP leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has characterized the situation as a "canc…

CEOE president Antonio Garamendi has praised the "sensitivity" of the leader of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, to the "problem" of absenteeism. Garamendi has advocated "sitting down and talking to everyone" to address what has become the great battleground of the Spanish employers' world.

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20minutos broke the news in Madrid, Spain on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
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