Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Spain as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
Spain: Royal Decree on reduced contribution rates passed
The Spanish parliament has now passed the Royal Decree introducing a flat-rate employer social security contribution for new permanent employees …
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Spain: Cut in social security contributions for employers
Spain’s Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, has announced that employers who hire a new worker on an indefinite contract will pay a flat rate social security contribution of just 100 euros a month (for common contingencies) during the first 24 months of service …
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Spain: New system for part-time workers to claim pensions
The Spanish Congress of Representatives has approved a new law concerning the minimum social security contributions that part-time employees must have paid in order to access their pension benefits …
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Spain: Plans to reform corporation tax
The Spanish Minister of Economy, Luis De Guindos, has announced government plans to reform corporation tax to make larger businesses pay more …
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Spain: Labour reforms undermined by judges’ narrow interpretation
The International Monetary Fund has recognized the progress Spain has made through its labour reforms, but has stated that these reforms are being hampered by the judiciary’s narrow interpretation of labour provisions …
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Spain: Initial approval of Royal Decree Law
The lower house of Spain’s parliament has approved a Royal Decree Law to improve the hiring and employability of workers …
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Spain: Consequences of rising retirement age
As a result of reforms made in 2011 and 2013 to ensure the sustainability of the pension system, the retirement age in Spain is now 64 years and 3 months …
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Spain: Rise in collective agreements
According to data published by Spain’s Ministry of Employment and Social security, 1,844 collective agreements were concluded in 2013 affecting over 4 …
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Spain: Average wage statistics
Recent figures from the Spanish National Institute of Statistics show that 30% of Spanish workers in 2013 earned a gross monthly wage exceeding 2,159 …
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Spain: New process for administration of employment contracts
As promised, Spain’s Ministry of Employment and Social Security has introduced a new system to simplify the administration of employment contracts …
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Barcelona: Legal uncertainty as courts challenge reform
A labour court in Barcelona has declared a part of the labour reform enacted by the Spanish government in 2012 to be illegal …
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Spain: Index revaluation of pensions
The Spanish Senate has adopted the law on sustainability and index revaluation of pensions …
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Spain: Extension of social security contribution reductions
The Spanish government has announced it will extend into 2014 the 50% reduction on employer social security contributions for seasonal workers engaged on a fixed-term contract in the tourism or hospitality sector …
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Spain: Simplification of employment contracts in Spain
As from January 1st 2014, the number of different types of employment contracts that employers and employees in Spain may enter into will be significantly reduced from 41 down to just a handful …
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Spain: Change in regional public holiday under discussion
A Bill which aims to remove the October 25th annual non-working public holiday for the Basque region is currently being debated in Spain’s Basque Parliament …
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