The new regulation of temporary contracts in SpainThe entry into force of Royal Decree-Law 32/2021, of 28th December, aims to finish with the temporary employment and job insecurity in Spain. The rule presumes all indefinite contracts and establishes a new regulation of temporary contracts and their requirements.Read more
Whistleblowing, a mandatory internal channel in the Spanish companiesIn Spain, private companies with between 50 and 249 workers need to implement whistleblowing to report criminal, unethical or irregular behaviour by the company, its employees, or third parties. The four-year period to do it ends on 17 December 2023.Read more
The 7th March 2022 expires the deadline to register the Equality Plan for companies in SpainIn Spain, with the entry into force of Royal Decree-Law 6/2019, of 1st March, any company with over 50 workers must register an Equality Plan. Failure to comply with this rule will cause administrative sanctions.Read more
A digital disconnection policy is compulsory for companies in SpainArticle 18.2 of Law 10/2021 of 9 July on remote work establishes the obligation for companies to have an internal policy defining the modalities of exercising the right to disconnection and the training and awareness-raising actions for staff on the reasonable use of technological tools.Read more
Companies and remote working: what happens after the state of emergency?The end of the state of emergency in Spain marks 9 August as the end date for remote working. However, the entry into force of RDL 28/2020 encourages this type of work, whose mixed remote working models are becoming more apparent. Companies will have to adapt their labour regulations to the new law.Read more
Timing rules in the calculation of collective dismissalsThe new CJEU judgment questions the interpretation of Spanish case law regarding the calculation of collective dismissals thresholds, also known as ‘the timing rules’.Read more
Obligations of companies in Spain before the Equal Pay lawRoyal Decree 902/2020 on equal pay incorporates the obligation for all companies in Spain, regardless of the number of employees, to establish a pay register disaggregated by sex and professional categories.Read more
Christmas hamper in Spain, a vested right? Dismantling mythsChristmas hampers are not regarded, per se, as a vested right of workers. However, the specific circumstances of its regulation in each company need to be analysed case by case.Read more
Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) in Spain: Royal Decree-law 30/2020The Royal Decree-law 30/2020 on social measures in defense of employment addresses extensions for force majeure Temporary Redundancy Plans, as well as Temporary Redundancy Plans due to economic, technical, organizational, or production reasons linked to COVID-19. It also introduces Temporary Redundancy Plans for impeded or limited activities.Read more
The Spanish government approves the regulation on remote workingThe health crisis by COVID-19 has exponentially increased the number of people working remotely, in particular, those teleworking in Spain. The lack of a specific regulation, however, caused legal uncertainty for both the company and the workers. Hence, the Spanish Government has decided to regulate this type of work.Read more
