Publications - Labor and Employment
Telework crosses the spanish border: how to hire workers that live in other countries?
Post from Garrigues' Labor blog.
Royal Decree on equal pay for women and men takes effect in Spain with three instruments: job evaluations, pay registers and pay audits
Post from Garrigues' Labor blog.
New amendments introduced to the TUPE legal framework in Portugal
Law no. 18/2021, of April 8, was published in the official gazette, introducing amendments to the applicable regime in case of Transfer of Undertaking (Protecting of Employment), or parts of undertaking that constitute an economic entity (TUPE).
New rules have been introduced for exceptional aid for families
It has been published in the official gazette the Law no. 16/2021, of 7 April, which introduces amendments to and updates the rules regarding exceptional aid for families outside the periods of school interruption, provided for in Decree-…
Right to a work-life balance vs. the right to rest: which should prevail?
Post from Blog Laboral Garrigues.
Rules regarding the special regime for debt payment to the Social Security in instalments enter into
The State Budget Law for 2021 created a special regime for payment of debts to Social Security in instalments applicable to debts that are not under an enforcement procedure.
COVID-19: Extension of the exceptional and transitory work reorganization regime in Portugal
As previously announced by the Government and notwithstanding the current "deconfinement" plan being executed, Decree-Law n.º 25-A/2021, March 30th, was published in the Portuguese Official Gazette (Diário da República), under…
COVID-19: Strengthening of the support measures for employees and employers in Portugal
Without prejudice to the “deconfinement” plan being carried out, taking into account the fragile economic and financial situation in which both employees and companies find themselves, Decree-Law n.º. 23-A/2021, March 24th…
What has COVID-19 changed for companies in Spain from a legal standpoint?
One year after the state of emergency was declared in Spain due to the spread of COVID-19, Garrigues analyzes the regulatory changes companies face both now and post-pandemic.
Portugal: The retirement age will increase to 66 years and 7 months in 2022
Ordinance n.º 53/2021, March 10th, was published today in the Portuguese Official Gazette (“Diário da República”), which updates the normal retirement age for access to old-age pension of the Social Security system to 66 years and 7…
Gender equality and employers’ obligations
The workplace equality legislation (Organic Law 3/2007 and Royal Decree-Law 6/2019) was recently implemented in Decree 901 and Decree 902 passed in 2020. Both decrees attempt to finalize the legislative measures adopted to advance towards greater…
What do I need to know about the new legislation on equality?
María José Ramo, partner of the Labor and Employment Department of Garrigues, explains what is new in relation to equality plans and the recent obligations concerning pay equality at companies. In order to do that, María José Ramo uses her…