Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Spain as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Spain: Disciplinary dismissal for evidence found in a lost briefcase
If a colleague finds a lost briefcase in a public place, opens it and discovers incriminating evidence – can it be grounds for dismissal of the owner of the case? The ‘Superior Court of Xustiza de Galicia’ has ruled that such evidence is not admissible …
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Spain: Dismissal for working whilst on sick leave
The Superior Court of Justice of Castilla La Mancha has founded that a dismissal for disciplinary reasons was lawful and in line with an applicable collective agreement …
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Spain: Sick leave system to become fully digital
From 1st April 2023, medical reports for employees who have attended a physician will be communicated directly from the Social Security Institute to individual employers …
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Spain: Social security adjustments
The new maximum salary for calculating contributions is €4,495 …
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Spain: Telefónica struggling with past commitments to index-link pay
Back in 2019, the company gave an undertaking to unions CCOO and UGT that there would be no loss of spending power over the period until 2023 …
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Spain: Digital nomad visa – a new visa for remote workers
Remote worker visa offers companies outside Spain a way to attract technical staff to work in the sun …
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Spain: Special protection against discrimination on the grounds of disease
Previously, termination of employees on sick leave could be null and void if the employee could successfully argue that their illness or injuries could be deemed a permanent disability …
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Spain: European Committee to consider whether Spanish severance pay is inadequate
One of the principal reasons why foreign employers have often been reluctant to establish operations in Spain is because there are substantial penalties for dismissing employees …
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Spain: Subcontractors’ collective dismissal null and void
The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country (TSJPV) has ruled that two companies must treat the jobs of subcontracted employees in an equivalent way to their own staff …
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Spain: British driving licence negotiations continue
British driving licence negotiations continue – with prospects good for the Autumn …
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Spain: Introduction of a revised labour regime for foreign workers
Under new regulations, foreign nationals who have been present in Spain continuously for a minimum period of two years will be granted a residence permit, for a period of 12 months …
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Spain: Reform of pension plans and funds
Act 12/2022 is now in force and amends the recast Pension Plans and Funds Regulation Act with the aim of increasing the number of employees covered by supplementary schemes …
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Spain: Telefonica to offer employees four-day work week
The telecoms operator Telefónica has been recently undertaking a trial 4-day week and now plans to open it up to all employees …
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Spain: Parental leave for a single parent
The administrative court of A Coruña has ruled that a single mother is entitled to 32-weeks parental leave …
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Spain: Permanent job contracts reach record high
There appears to have been a growing number of new hires on a permanent basis – or has there? During the period from January until March this year, there was a transitionary period under the new labour law …
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