Publications - Labor and Employment
Portugal: Minimum monthly wage is increased to € 915 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira in 2025
Foi publicado em Diário da República o Decreto Legislativo Regional n.º 20/2024/M, de 23 de dezembro, que determinou o aumento da retribuição mínima mensal garantida em vigor na Região Autónoma da Madeira para € 915,00, com efeitos a partir de…
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 Supreme Court declares that it is not possible to increase compensation for unfair dismissal through the courts
It considers that article 56 of the Workers' Statute does not violate the provisions of article 10 of Convention No. 158 of the International Labor Organisation, the two provisions being compatible.
The Official Journal of the European Union publishes the Regulation on prohibiting products made with forced labor on the Union market
The regulation will include the possibility for the competent authorities to prohibit the placing and making available on the Union market of products made with forced labor or exporting such products. It may also require companies to withdraw and…
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
Labor and Employment Newsletter - November 2024
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.
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.