A third of Spaniards want to work less hours although they receive less salary

31% of Spanish employees would choose to work 40 hours in four days and 30% would be willing to reduce their work week even accepting a salary drop if they were authorized in their company, in order to have more free time and improve their conciliation.

These are data that are collected in the study ‘Salary compensation and innovation 2025 – An analysis of the Spanish market’, prepared by Coverflex, a flexible remuneration company, which indicates that, precisely, 57% of employees currently define their schedule as “flexible”. In addition, those who telework, six out of 10 refer that they are free to choose the day of the week in which they use that possibility.

Although the hybrid model and teleworking are better valued by workers -with an average of 7.7 and 8.1 respectively -, the face -to -face format remains a majority in their day to day for 74% of Spanish employees, compared to 19% of the hybrid model and 7% of the remote model.

In this sense, the new technologies sector leads the implementation of teleworking in Spain, with 44% of its employees in hybrid format and two out of 10 remotely. By regions, the Community of Madrid is consolidated as the epicenter of the hybrid model in Spain, with one in three employees working on this modality, while the Region of Murcia records the highest percentage of teleworking (14%), according to the data of the Coverflex study collected by Servimedia.

Salary transparency also emerges as a relevant demand. 55% of employees believe that companies should internally share information on salaries and 79% believe that job offers should include salary range. This demand is even more marked among young people between 25 and 34 years (83%) and workers in the hospitality sector (90%).

Flexible remuneration

On the other hand, the report addresses the situation of flexible remuneration in Spain, which is the one that is based on other benefits beyond the traditional salary. Specifically, 56% of employees in Spain do not receive any benefit from their company, although having compensation options is a growing demand among workers. For those who do have flexible benefits, the average monthly value they receive amounts to 178 euros.

The most lagging sector in this aspect is that of commerce, with 68% of employees who denies receiving these benefits. On the opposite side, the ICT sector is the one that concentrates the highest percentage of employees with access to flexible benefits (64%).

Territorially, it is the Madrid companies that stand out as the ones that offer the most flexible benefits, with a 50%implementation, followed by the Castellanoleonesas (49%) and the Murcia (44%), while on the opposite side of the balance are the Canarian companies such as the least benefits offer their employees, with only 29%.

The general valuation of compensation packages that are perceived in Spain is moderate. The employees surveyed grant an average score of 6.3 out of 10, although 38% qualifies their compensation package with an 8 or more. 52% of Spanish workers believe that their benefits plan is not very flexible, a percentage that increases as age does.

Thus, while only 33% in workers under 34 years of age, that percentage rises to 60% in the case of those over 45 years. It should be noted that Andalusian employees are the most satisfied with their compensation packages, with an average of 7.

Health, a priority

72% of employees say that having health insurance as a benefit directly impacts their perception of well -being within the company. However, only 38% of the workers surveyed currently have this service, being the technological sector (61%) the one that offers it the most.

There is also a margin of improvement in other benefits related to personal protection, according to the data in this report, since 62% of employees would like to have a life insurance offered or co -financed by their company, although only 9% receive it.

Together with health insurance, payroll advance is one of the most valued options by Spanish employees. Specifically, 67% of respondents see with good eyes access this type of solutions, although only 14% states that they enjoy this benefit today. This acceptance is higher among young people aged 18 to 34 (68%) and those with salaries of less than 1,000 euros per month (64%).

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A third of Spaniards want to work less hours although they receive less salary