Publications - Labor and Employment
Portugal: Minimum monthly wage increases in 2025
Decree-Law no. 112/2024, of December 19th was publish on Portugal’s Official Gazette, ruling the minimum monthly wage’s increase to 870 euros, with effects from January 1st, 2025, onwards.
The company is not responsible for all work-related accidents
Not every accident occurring at work or related to work is considered a work-related accident under Spanish law. Specifically, among other cases, an accident caused by willful misconduct or recklessness of the employee is not considered to be an…
DANA: Paid leave for adverse weather events and other labour measures approved
The new measures also include, among others, new obligations to inform workers' legal representatives of the activation of alerts due to disasters and other adverse meteorological phenomena and protocols for action in the event of disasters through…
Turning point in the management of disciplinary dismissals after the Supreme Court has determined the need to hear the employee first
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court has changed its doctrine on the procedure for executing disciplinary dismissals. From now on, Spanish companies must hear the employees before notifying them of the disciplinary dismissal, except in cases in…
The CNMV and the ICAC publish a statement on sustainability reports in the interim before transposition of the CSRD Directive in Spain
They recommend preparing non-financial information statements in line with the new EU rules, without overlooking the Spanish corporate law rules in force
On the Provision of Services Between Companies and the Assignment of Employees, Regarding the Recent Judgment of the CJEU
The European Court of Justice declares the Directive on Temporary Employment Agencies (TEA) applicable in cases of employee assignment, even if the assigning company is not constituted as a TEA.
Labor and Employment Newsletter - November 2024
En la Newsletter Laboral de Garrigues recopilamos las novedades legales más relevantes en el ámbito del derecho del trabajo en España.
Spain: The Supreme Court declares that a prior hearing is necessary in disciplinary dismissals
The Court considers that this is an obligation arising from Article 7 of Convention No. 158 of the International Labour Organisation which must be applied to new dismissals.
Spain: The Draft of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Law arrives to the Parliament
The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the Draft of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Law for the companies’ disclosure of the ESG matters, that will be processed as urgent.
Vade mecum of the main paid leaves in Spain
What kind of leave can employees take? How? When? In this post we present a basic guide to the main paid leaves regulated in the Workers’ Statute. These leaves can be developed, extended or enhanced through the collective bargaining agreement…
DANA: These are the new labor measures in Royal Decree-Law 7/2024
The new Royal Decree-Law approved by the Government includes new measures on health protection, non-recoverable paid leave, teleworking and temporary suspension measures, among others.
The company can recover the compensation paid for a post-contractual non-compete agreement declared null
When a post-contractual non-compete agreement is declared null because it does not comply with the legally established requirements, the company can, in certain cases, recover the amounts paid to the employee as consideration, because the cause that…