Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Spain as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Spain: Workplace accidents statistics – 1H 2015
According to data from Spain’s Ministry of Employment and Social Security, the number of workplace accidents resulting in sick leave totalled 254,197 in Spain during the first six months of 2015 …
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Spain: Implementation of Directive on intra-corporate transfers
Spain has become the first European Union member state to implement EU Directive 66/2014 on intra-corporate transfers (ICTs) …
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Spain: Days not worked due to strikes
According to statistics published by Spain’s Ministry of Employment, during the period January to May 2015 there were 331 strikes in Spain …
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Spain: Annual labour cost statistics
According to the Annual Labour Cost Survey published by the Spanish Institute of Statistics, the total average gross labour cost in Spain was 30,653 …
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Spain: More employers hiring workers with disabilities
Spain’s Minister of Employment and Social Security, Fátima Báñez, has announced that 200,000 employment contracts were concluded with workers who have disabilities in 2014 …
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Spain: Statistics on accidents at work (the first four months of 2015)
During the first four months of 2015, 162,365 workplace accidents resulted in sick leave being taken in Spain …
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Spain: Collective redundancy laws in breach of EU law
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has held that the definition of collective redundancy used in Spanish legislation is contrary to EU law …
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Spain: Preliminary agreement reached over wage increases
After months of negotiations, employers and trade unions in Spain have come to a preliminary agreement on wages …
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Spain: Average wage increases in collective agreements
In Spain, wages agreed through collective bargaining agreements increased by 0 …
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Spain: Plan for employee participation in company profits
The Spanish multinational company and world’s largest fashion group, Inditex, has announced a remuneration plan that will benefit 70,000 employees in 54 countries across the world …
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Spain: Court awards enhanced severance payments for unfair dismissal
In a recent case, the Spanish Supreme Court disregarded legislation by awarding an employee a higher rate of severance pay for unfair dismissal than that provided for under the legislative reforms of 2012 …
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Spain: Depression caused by work considered an occupational accident
The Superior Court of the Basque Country in Spain has ruled that an employee who suffered from anxiety and depression as a result of a prolonged conflict with her superior must be considered to have suffered an occupational accident …
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Spain: Minimum wage increase
The national monthly minimum wage in Spain has been increased to 648 …
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Spain: Social security contributions waiver for companies in force majeure situations
The Spanish Cabinet has approved a measure to provide aid to companies who maintain their employee’s jobs after a situation of force majeure has occurred forcing them to cease trading, suspend temporary contracts or reduce working hours …
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Spain: Labour cost statistics
The average cost of labour in Spain, including salaries and social security contributions, amounted to 2,450 …
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