Recent news

Latest items of recent news relevant to Spain as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.

Spain: Cabinet approves menstrual leave bill

The Spanish Council of Ministers (Cabinet) has approved a new Bill which includes the right for female employees to take paid leave for severe period pains …

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Spain: Main points of the labour reform

The labour reforms that came officially into force at the start of this year have ended their transition period …

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Spain: Government extends period of grace for British residents with UK driving licences

The Spanish government has given an extension of validity for UK driving licences until the end of April 2022 – after which a test must be taken, in Spanish …

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Spain: Telefonica offers voluntary severance packages

Under its Social Employment Plan, Telefónica has offered voluntary severance packages to 2,416 staff in three of its home subsidiaries …

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Spain: The minimum wage increases to 1,000 euros per month

Socialist government reaches deal with union allies on a further minimum wage hike …

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Spain: Government passes landmark labour reform, unlocking EU billions

The European Union has finally achieved its desired reforms by the Socialist-led government in exchange for agreement to unlock outstanding EU pandemic recovery funds …

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Spain: EU encourages end to pro-business employment laws

The European Union continues to use it budgetary powers to tip collective bargaining at a national level in favour of trade unions …

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Spain: Escrivá opens the hiring of immigrants for a year due to the lack of labor

Spain’s Minister of Social Security and Migration Jose Luis Escriva has ordered that employers in every sector may now hire foreign staff in their home countries on a temporary basis rather than look exclusively in Spain to fill job vacancies …

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Spain: Fines for working time records violations

A total of €1 …

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Spain: The Government will transform the SEPE and provide the new body with 7,000 counsellors

The State Public Employment Service (SEPE) is being relaunched as the State Employment Agency …

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Spain: Hiring through intermediaries

The practice of hiring staff initially through umbrella companies, or similar intermediaries, remains unlawful …

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Spain: Reform of collective bargaining

A reform of collective bargaining now appears to be on the horizon as the socialist and communist governing coalition seeks to back track on previous IMF concessions …

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Spain: New Metal-industry collective agreement concluded

A new Metal-industry collective agreement has been concluded between the national employer federation Confemetal and unions CCOO and UGT FICA …

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Spain: Beckham law

Employers are reminded that if they hire foreign workers, the workers should be in a position to take advantage of a flat-rate income tax rate for up to five years …

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Spain: Modification to the existing law against gender violence

A modification has been made under Galician law to the existing law against gender violence to those who have had violence inflicted on a close relative …

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