Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to Spain as reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
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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Spain: Protection from dismissal for data protection officers
What choices are open to a dismissed Data Protection Officer? The Labour Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Madrid has decided that an analogy can be made between Data Protection Officers (DPO) and members of the occupational health and safety Prevention Service …
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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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