Last January an increase in the minimum interprofessional salary was approved that meant a rise of 50 euros per month, which He placed it at 1,184 euros monthly gross Distributed in 14 payments, so it went from 1,134 euros per month in 2024 to 1,184 euros in 2025. In annual terms, the salary was established at 16,576 euros gross per year.
However, In recent years there has been a growing and remarkable rise in prices in all sectorsfrom rentals, to food, through fuel and textile industry. So, The main political leaders are necessary to increase the minimum wage to deal with each of the necessary expenses to subsist.
Up of the minimum interprofessional salary
In this sense, the Second Vice President and Minister of Labor Yolanda Díaz has advanced this Monday that is going to Convene “immediately” the Commission of Experts to address the next increase in the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI) of 2026. Currently the SMI is at 1,184 euros gross per month in 14 payments.
The new announced increase will be added to those already made in recent years since Yolanda Díaz is the holder of the work portfolio, accumulating a revaluation of 64% since 2019. In this way, the increases over the years have gone from the 950 euros in 2020to the 1,184 euros in 2025that is, a total rise in 234 euros in five years. Now, this increase could increase in case of an agreement for next year.
As for IRFP, there is some debate and it is that In 2024, work and finance reached an agreement that allowed SMI to be free to pay IRPF thanks to a deduction that will be applied in the rent of 2026. However, toUnique is about to decide if this formula will be repeated with the next update.
Reduction of the working day
In addition, on the other hand, the star project prepared by the Minister of Labor of Reduce the workday of the current 40 hours to 37.5 hourswill be examined in Congress next week. “There are more than 12 million working people who are waiting for this measure, who know that their time is also a right. The mandate that comes to us from citizens is clear: most, vote to whom he votes, wants to work less and live better,” says the ministry.
Likewise, the Secretary of State for Labor, Joaquín Pérez Rey, explained that The intention of the Ministry is “that the reduction of working hours is in force before it ends 2025for that we are working. ”However, everything indicates that it will end up carrying out in early 2026, as has happened with the SMI this year.
Other priorities of the Ministry of Labor
In addition, the leader has explained that measures are being carried out for a new approval of the Scholarship Statutethe regulation of Family permissions To improve conciliation and a Specific labor reform for the cultural sector. All of them are part of the government map of the government to expand labor rights and reinforce the protection of specific groups.