2023-09-21 13:27:34
The Plenary of Congress of Deputies approved on March 28 unanimously (340 votes in favor) the Non-Law Proposition (PNL) of More Country which urged the Government to create work permits of up to two weeks for workers companions of people at risk of taking their own lives.
The PNL, finally voted as a transactional amendment with the support of PSOE, Unidas Podemos, Más País, Ciudadanos and PNV, asks that, “within the framework of social dialogue”this permission is “analyzed and agreed” so that, “in specific situations of imminent risk”, these people with suicidal ideation “can be accompanied and cared for.”
Specifically, the initiative, very similar to the original and which came into effect on May 16, proposes that the permit be granted by the health professional (doctor or psychologist) that addresses the situation of high risk of suicide and that people at high risk of suicide can request to be cared for and accompanied.
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In this way, permission would be granted to the accompanying person/caregiver designated by the patient in a high-risk situation due to a maximum of 15 days. This permission, furthermore, would not mean that the accompanying person would have to give up his salary.
According to the figures of the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Suicide is the first cause of unnatural death in Spain. Every year, there are a total of 4,000 deaths for this reason, which means an average of 11 people a day.
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