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Recently we have been seeing more and more countries launch initiatives to test the possibility of implementing a four-day week. We will take a look at Spain and Portugal and other projects underway in Europe on our Labor and Employment Law Blog.

The new order updates the lower limit for the social security contribution base in each regime in relation to the minimum wage approved for 2023.

The repeal of the own-initiative proceeding initiated with the labor courts and related to procedures for the characterization (or otherwise) for employment purposes of certain contractual relationships, which entailed a suspension of administrative…

The new law contains various measures increasing social security contributions, together with major changes to the retirement pension system.

Below we analyze the three laws published on March 1 in the Official State Gazette, together with the main obligations, changes and implications they will carry for companies.

The law requires companies with 50 or more workers to have an internal whistleblowing system and sets out fines up to €1,000,000.

The royal decree raises the national minimum wage by 8% and regulates its offset and absorption in cases where workers’ remuneration exceeds the minimum wage when calculated over a year.

It has been published today the Regional Legislative Decree no. 11/2023/M which approves the increase of the minimum monthly wage of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.

The order determines the maximum and minimum contribution bases and rates effective as of January 1, 2023. The maximum contribution base is set at €4,495.50 per month.

In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues.

The recent reform introduced in Organic Law 14/2022 of December 22, 2022 could create legal uncertainty and displays technical defects in definition of infringing conduct.