From Policies to Practice: Understanding Spain’s Employment Evolution in 2024
Key legislative changes in Spain’s labour market in 2024: a review of laws reshaping employment relations.
Key legislative changes in Spain’s labour market in 2024: a review of laws reshaping employment relations.
Analyzing Spain’s significant legal rulings of 2023, this summary offers insights into the most relevant cases, providing a comprehensive overview of the legal landscape.
A summary in infographic format of legislative amendments that significantly impacted the labor field in Spain throughout 2023, addressing essential issues affecting both employers and workers.
Nowadays, harassment is one of the main issues companies must implement. Thus, it is highly recommendable that they establish protocols for its prevention and guidelines to follow whenever misconduct is suspected.
The “à la carte” working day is once again challenging companies in Spain. Beyond the impact on the organization of working days and shifts, workers’ demands can provide guarantees of indemnity against possible dismissals.
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Royal Decree Law 8/2019 of 8 March 12 May 2019 establishes that all companies carrying out an activity in Spain must keep a daily record of the working hours of their workers. Non-compliance with this measure may lead to fines up to €6,250.
The new Royal Decree-Law 28/2018, of 28 December, determines the inclusion in the Social Security System of persons who carry out training practices, non-work practices, or external academic practices in companies, institutions or entities included in training programmes. The measure applies to remunerated and non-remunerated internships.
The Spanish justice system begins to call into question the à la carte working day when it appreciates that the organisational causes founded by the company are more relevant than the purposes alleged by the workers who request the adaptation of their working hours.
Companies that carry out business in Spain must comply with the applicable labour standards on working hours and public holidays. This includes compliance with minimum rest and maximum working hours as well as annual leave and public holiday regulations.