Publications - Labor and Employment
Spain: New features from the Royal-Decree Law on urgent measures for labor reform, the guarantee of employment stability and the transformation of the labor market
Following the announcement of the labor reform agreement, the BOE published the text that, among other things, modifies the type of contracts, establishes new flexibility mechanisms and reintroduces the ultra-activity of collective bargaining…
Measures for financial and social sustainability of public pensions system approved
The measures cover key elements such as pension revaluation, early retirement, promotion of active ageing, widow’s pension benefit, mandatory retirement and a 0.6% increase in contributions to preserve the balance among generations.
These are the labour novelties of the General State Budget Law for 2022
The Budget Law contains a number of labor and employment provisions, including the contribution bases and rates for 2022, changes to the cap on pension plan contributions, to the legal rate of interest for money and to the public multi-purpose…
Portugal: Unemployment and termination of activity subsidies increase
Decree-Law no. 119/2021, was published in Official Gazette, increasing the minimum amount of unemployment subsidy (employees) and establishing the enhancement of this subsidy, as well as of the subsidy for termination of activity (economically…
Portugal: Exeptional aid for family is extended for the period between 27 and 31 December, 2021
Decree-Law no. 119-B/2021, of December 23 was published in the Official Gazette, extending the granting period of the exceptional aid for family due to the suspension of in-person curricular and non-curricular activities to the period between…
Spanish government announces agreement for the labor reform
Confirmation of agreement between main industrial relations actors for what has been called a "major structural reform of the labor market".
Portugal: retirement age decreases to 66 years and 4 months in 2023
Ordinance no. 307/2021, of December 17th, was published in Official Gazette, decreasing the standard age to access retirement pension in the Portuguese general social security system to 66 years and 4 months in 2023.
Portugal: Update of indexing reference for social support
It was published in the Official Gazette the Ordinance no. 294/2021, December 13th, setting the Indexing Reference for Social Support for the year of 2022 in € 443.20.
Portugal: Exceptional regime of reorganization of the workplace and reactivation of the exceptional aid for family
It was published in Official Gazette the Council of Ministers’ Resolution no. 157/2021, which sets forth the state of calamity throughout mainland Portugal until 11:59 p.m. of March 20th,2022 and reinstates a regime of adaptation of the…
Increase of the minimum monthly wage € 705.00 and exceptional measure of compensation
It was published in the Official Gazette the Decree-Law no. 109-B/2021, December 7, which determines the increase of the minimum monthly wage to € 705.00, with effects from January 1st, 2022, onwards and creates an exceptional measure to…
Social security contributions order for 2021 has been published
The order has increased the minimum contribution base which was €1,050 up to €1,125.90 per month, taking effect from September 1, 2021.
Spanish Ministry of Work publishes Labor Inspection Authority’s Strategic Plan for 2021-2023
The plan addresses, across four key pillars, various measures in relation to inspection work, aimed at modernizing, updating and strengthening the inspection agency itself.