Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Spain as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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Spain: High percentage of workers working overtime illegally
The Labour Inspectorate in Spain has detected that 60% of the 43,400 employees who underwent an inspection in the first 11 months of 2014, worked extra hours illegally …
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Spain: No extension of paternity leave
Spain’s Ministry for Health has confirmed that the proposal to extend paternity leave from 15 days to four weeks has been postponed indefinitely until the economic situation of the country improves …
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Spain: Changes to payslip requirements
In accordance with a Spanish Ministerial Order, employees’ payslips must now include the employer’s social security contribution …
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Spain: Reduction in wages penalising temporary workers
Real aggregate wages in Spain decreased by approximately 4 …
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Spain: Public holidays for 2015 published
The Spanish General Directorate of Employment has decided that there will be eight national public holidays in Spain in 2015 …
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Spain: Majority of labour court judgments found in favour of employee
Labour courts in Spain ruled on 96,073 cases during Q2 2014 …
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Spain: Dismissal claims falling
The number of dismissal claims brought before the courts in Spain is continuing to decrease …
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Spain: New social security contributions system now in force
Employers in Spain are reminded that they must now pay social security contributions on the full value of payments in kind — for example, payment through food vouchers …
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Spain: Rising proportions of pupils studying Spanish
Although there are 24 official languages in the EU, English was the most commonly studied foreign language at lower secondary level in 2012 …
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Spain: New rules on sick leave
On September 1st 2014, changes to procedures relating to sick leave came into force in Spain …
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Spain: Working days lost to strike action
Over 297,928 days were not worked in Spain between January and May 2014 due to strikes, according to the latest statistics from the Ministry of Employment …
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Spain: Statistics on the transition from work to retirement
The European Union’s statistical office, Eurostat, has recently published data on the transition from work to retirement in the EU during 2012 …
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Spain: Measuring up to environmental objectives
Central to the European Union’s 2020 strategy is a move towards a more resource-efficient, low-carbon economy …
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Spain: Flat-rate social security contribution encouraging permanent contracts
The introduction earlier this year of a 100-euro flat-rate employer social security contribution for new, permanent employees has led to 111,025 permanent contracts being created in Spain, according to the country’s Ministry of Employment …
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