Labour minister says new legislation means bosses must provide climate-related protocols so ‘no worker will have to run any risk’

Spain's leftist government has approved a "paid climate leave" of up to four days for workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month after floods killed 230 people.

Spain's left-wing government introduced a "paid climate leave" policy, allowing workers up to four days off during weather emergencies after deadly floods killed 230 people in Valencia last October.

Spain's government has introduced paid leave for workers to avoid travel during weather emergencies. The new policy allows up to four days off. This follows deadly floods in Valencia last October that killed 230 people.

In light of increasingly frequent extreme weather events, the Spanish government has approved the introduction of a four-day paid "weather leave." The new regulations introduced by the Spanish government are designed to assist employees who are unable to reach work due to adverse weather conditions.