Spanish practices

English

Noun

Spanish practices pl (plural only)

1. (UK) Irregular practices in favour of the workers at a place of work, which are implied, but not specified, in the work contract.
   • 2011 July 27, Jon Henley, “Rupert Murdoch and the battle of Wapping: 25 years on”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Many in the newspaper business – including some who criticised Murdoch at the time – now concede that the end of Fleet Street's Spanish practices probably helped prolong the life of the British press by a good few decades.

Usage notes

• Some consider this to be a pejorative expression.