This agreement, promoted by the Ministry of Education, Science and Universities, will allow teachers to voluntarily opt for a reduction in their teaching hours during the two years prior to their retirement. During this period, the beneficiary teachers will go from 25 to seven hours per week, while maintaining 100% of their social security contributions.
The measure, which represents a 75% reduction in the usual working day, is available to teachers with a minimum of six years of service at the same center. The concentration of these reduced hours is possible if there is an agreement with the school and its proper functioning is guaranteed.
The relief contract for partially retired teachers aims to promote the incorporation of new teachers into the region's private schools.
New hires will preferably target unemployed individuals, will be full-time indefinite contracts, and must be maintained for at least two years after the partial retirement of the substituted teacher. The system, led by Mercedes Zarzalejo, will be ratified in the coming days and will come into effect for the 2026-2027 school year, with an initial duration of one academic year and the possibility of renewal.
Although with some nuances, especially regarding the extent of the reduced working day (which initially contemplated 13 or 18 hours), the measure had already been announced in May by the then regional minister, Emilio Viciana.
