Publications - Labor and Employment
“For the love of green”: labor law will be greener than ever
Post from Garrigues' Labor Blog.
Labor Newsletter - May 2022
Spain: Contractors/subcontractors and collective bargaining following the labor reform
Despite the created expectations, any changes to subcontracting introduced by the recent labor reform have been minimal. When it comes to the collective labor agreements to apply to employees of contractors or subcontractors, precedence must be…
Paternity leave under the legal spotlight
Post from Garrigues' Labor Blog.
Everything you need to know about the plan to implement new whistleblowing legislation in Portugal
By June 18, 2022, companies (whether public or private) and public entities, especially those employing 50 or more workers, are obliged to implement a whistleblowing channel so that workers, shareholders, members of corporate bodies, service…
Am I entitled to occupy my desk? The courts rule on “hot desks”
Post from Garrigues' Labor blog.
From telework to the metaverse: a challenge for regulating employment relationships
Post from Garrigues' Labor blog.
Whistleblowing: new obligations for companies in Portugal
Decree-Law no. 93/2021, which transformed into national law the EU Directive 2019/1937, was published in the Official Gazette, introducing, among other matters, a set of obligations for companies and public entities regarding the protection of…
Spain: Publication of job assessment tool for compliance with equality obligations
The Ministry for Labor and Social Economy has published on its website the job assessment tool which will facilitate compliance with equal pay obligations.
Order on 2022 social security contributions has been published
The order determines the maximum and minimum bases and rates effective as of January 1, 2022. The maximum contribution base amounts to €4,139.40.
Spain - Royal Decree-Law 6/2022: the government approves restrictions for layoffs, employment measures for specific sectors and an increase to the guaranteed minimum income
Royal Decree Law 6/2022, of March 29, 2020, adopting urgent measures under the National Plan in response to the economic and social consequences of the war in Ukraine, published in the Official State Gazette on March 30, has introduced a number of…
Legislation adopted on procedure applicable to RED Mechanism for Employment Stability and Flexibility
A recent royal decree has created the RED Fund, in addition to setting out transitional rules on its funding and the procedure applicable to the RED mechanism, which will allow companies to apply for measures consisting of reduced working hours and…