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.

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

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