Spain's new law offers four days of paid climate leave to workers who are unable to get to work safely or work remotely during climate catastrophes.

A month after floods killed at least 224 people, Spain has introduced "paid climate leave" for up to four days in a bid to allow workers to stay home during weather emergencies.

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 continues to grapple with extreme weather conditions. Torrential rains struck again two weeks after the deadly floods, leading to 3,000 evacuations in Malaga. The new "paid climate leave" policy is expected to provide some respite for workers during such emergencies by allowing them to stay home without risking their income or job security.

Workers instructed by civil protection agencies to stay home due to unsafe conditions will be entitled to four days of paid leave

In the face 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 aim to assist employees who cannot reach work due to adverse weather conditions.

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.

Several companies had drawn ire for ordering their employees to keep working even after the national weather agency issued a red alert at the time of the floods