Running at full speed: Spanish law caps the workweek at 40 hours
Spain's Workers' Statute sets a 40-hour week and 12 hours of rest between shifts. Going non-stop clashes with those limits.
English · Original discussion in Spanish · Published
«Voy a mil» (Going at a thousand) portrays someone who cannot slow down and who even delegates sleep to someone else. Spanish labor law does not buy that estimulante ilegal: it sets 40 hours per week as an annual average and a minimum of 12 hours between shifts.
## A song that refuses to stop
«Voy a mil» portrays someone who cannot stop: they keep track of the minutes, beat their own record and hate resting. They even ask someone else to sleep for them and order a **Martini** by a pool.
The song is not about paychecks, but going at a thousand has a workplace translation. The desire to have everything right now is a demand that is never satisfied.
## The minimums set by the Statute
The maximum ordinary working week in Spain is **40 hours** of effective work as an annual average, according to article 34 of the Workers' Statute. At least **12 hours** must pass between the end of one shift and the start of the next.
The same text guarantees **30 calendar days** of vacation per year, which cannot be exchanged for money.
## Digital disconnection and burnout
Organic Law **3/2018** introduced the right to disconnect digitally from work. The **World Health Organization** included burnout in the ICD-11, approved in **2019**, as an occupational phenomenon, not a disease.
If the pace continues and exhaustion, insomnia or anxiety appear, it is time to consult a healthcare professional.
## A song that refuses to stop
«Voy a mil» portrays someone who cannot stop: they keep track of the minutes, beat their own record and hate resting. They even ask someone else to sleep for them and order a **Martini** by a pool.
The song is not about paychecks, but going at a thousand has a workplace translation. The desire to have everything right now is a demand that is never satisfied.
## The minimums set by the Statute
The maximum ordinary working week in Spain is **40 hours** of effective work as an annual average, according to article 34 of the Workers' Statute. At least **12 hours** must pass between the end of one shift and the start of the next.
The same text guarantees **30 calendar days** of vacation per year, which cannot be exchanged for money.
## Digital disconnection and burnout
Organic Law **3/2018** introduced the right to disconnect digitally from work. The **World Health Organization** included burnout in the ICD-11, approved in **2019**, as an occupational phenomenon, not a disease.
If the pace continues and exhaustion, insomnia or anxiety appear, it is time to consult a healthcare professional.
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