Publications - Labor and Employment
Spain: The internal whistleblowing channel and its impact on labor relations (I)
In this first installment on the recently introduced whistleblower protection law, the author raises questions about the requirements to be met by the complaints channel or the possibility of sharing the system and the resources allocated to its…
Spain: 2023 Progress Report on the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy
The Spanish Government report takes stock of the goals met and the work still to be done over the next 7 years.
The new social rights and covering their cost
Companies do not have an unlimited capacity to take on their new employment obligations.
Labor Newsletter - July 2023
En este nuevo número de nuestra Newsletter Laboral, contamos con un nuevo artículo de Federico Durán y repasamos las principales novedades, normativa y sentencias de las últimas semanas.
Spain: These are the social security rules applicable to workers relocated abroad
A new piece of legislation defines in detail the cases in which relocated workers will be treated as having registered status for social security purposes, such as in the absence of a bilateral agreement, where such an agreement does not apply to…
Spain: Royal Decree 668/2023 amends the regulations on pension plans and funds
The royal decree contains, among other new legislation, implementation of the rules on simplified occupational pension plans, the rules on the non-discrimination principle and the provisions on merging plans where corporate transactions result in…
Spain: The Royal Decree implementing the RED Mechanism provides that closures of work centers will require six months’ notice
The RED Mechanism for employment flexibility and stabilization created in the recent labor reform allows measures for the reduction of working hours and suspension of employment contracts. The legislation also amends the regulations governing…
Portugal: Decent Work Agenda New Regulation
The Decent Work Agenda consists of a reform of labour relations that includes measures to improve working conditions and, simultaneously, facilitate the conciliation of employees' professional and family life.
Portugal: Creation and regulation of the AVANÇAR program
This program grants financial support to employers who enter open-ended employment contracts with young unemployed persons aged 35 or under.
End of the extraordinary measures implemented in the workplace due to COVID-19
The order declares the end of health crisis and the termination of the extraordinary measures such as those related to the minimum interpersonal safety distance of 1.5 meters between workers or the promotion of teleworking, among others.
Spain: Options for paid leave and 'à la carte' working hours are broadened and other employment measures relating to work-life balance are approved
Royal Decree-Law 5/2023 transposes, among others, the EU Directive on work-life balance for parents and carers which, before the end of the legislative session, was passing through parliament as the Families Bill.
Spain: Basic equality and diversity obligations at a glance
The proliferation of equality and diversity regulations has meant that companies need to remain attentive to a whole set of obligations.