https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The government, in collaboration with trade unions, has announced an ambitious plan to create 15,000 to 20,000 public sector jobs, according to various sources. https://www.thelocal.es/20170706/government-to-create-up-to-20000-public-sector-jobs Thu, 06 Jul 2017 16:30:38 +0200 government-to-create-up-to-20000-public-sector-jobs Spanish public workers will get a one-percent pay rise next year, the Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Friday, trumpeting the country’s economic recovery a few months ahead of a general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20150801/spanish-public-workers-to-get-pay-rise Sat, 01 Aug 2015 16:02:32 +0200 spanish-public-workers-to-get-pay-rise Spain's conservative government said on Friday it will save €6.5 billion ($8.6 billion) by 2015 through an overhaul of the state bureaucracy that will eliminate overlapping services and slash red tape. https://www.thelocal.es/20130622/spain-to-save-6-5-billion-euro-with-public-sector-overhaul Sat, 22 Jun 2013 12:23:00 +0200 spain-to-save-6-5-billion-euro-with-public-sector-overhaul