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DEUTSCHE TELEKOM has announced a new ‘IT Value Centre’ at its existing Valencia technology centre.

The facility will be the third such centre operated by the company in Spain after Reus in Catalunya and Granada in Andalucia.

The centre will be operated by its subsidiary T-Systems Iberia to provide digital services for both private companies and public administrations.

Deutsche Telekom came to Valencia a decade ago and employed around 100 people, but that has risen to 400 with the creation of the IT centre. T-Systems say they hope to create 500 jobs in Spain this year.

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CAR rental company Wiber rent a car has introduced a 32-hour working week.

The company has offices in Spain’s main tourist spots, including Mallorca, Valencia, Alicante, Ibiza and Costa del Sol.

The decrease in the number of hours will not lead to a wage reduction, as workers will maintain their previous salaries.

Spain currently has a 40hour working week, but this may be subject to change.

Spanish Minister of Labour Yolanda Diaz has spoken earlier about the benefits of shorter working weeks earlier this year. “People should work to live and not live to work,” she said.