The objective of the royal decree is to develop article 47 bis of the Workers' Statute, which deals with the RED Mechanism for Flexibility and Employment Stabilization. This mechanism allows companies to request measures such as reduction of working hours and suspension of employment contracts.
This instrument has been designed to preserve employment in situations of cyclical or sectoral crises. It is consolidated as a structural tool that replaces the temporary employment regulation files (ERTE), which demonstrated their effectiveness during