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  • 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.

  • 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 applicable to each company.

  • 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.

  • DANA: These are the urgent labor measures in response to the damages caused by the storm

    The Government has approved a royal decree-law that includes measures such as exemptions in Social Security contributions, deferrals and moratoriums in the payment of quotas, suspension of collection procedures, and the exceptional consideration of temporary incapacity due to an accident at work for the purposes of the temporary incapacity benefit, among others.

  • Spain's working calendar for 2025 published in the Official State Gazette

    The calendar includes eight national holidays, in addition to those of the different autonomous communities.

  • Spain: Approval of the royal decree that develops measures to guarantee equality and non-discrimination of LGTBI people in companies

    The approved regulation protects the rights of LGTBI people, developing Law 4/2023 whose aim is to guarantee their rights by eradicating situations of discrimination against diversity, and includes the content of the measures of action and protocols against harassment.

  • The application of the Law on gender parity representation and balanced presence of women and men in companies

    This law has a broader scope than the European Directive, and its regulation also raises several interpretative doubts in the labor sphere.

  • Spain: The terms and conditions and call for applications for the "Equality in Business" award for 2024 are published

    The award is intended to recognise and stimulate the work of companies and entities committed to equality.

  • Publication of the organic law on equal representation and a balanced presence of women and men

    This proposal transposes into Spanish law the European directive on improving the gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures, although it is more demanding in its scope than the provisions in the EU act. In labor law matters, the measures envisaged for victims of gender violence are extended to include the victims of sexual violence.

  • The European Committee of Social Rights concludes that compensation for unfair dismissal in Spain is inadequate and insufficiently dissuasive

    The ECSR has published its decision on the UGT complaint, concluding that compensation for unfair dismissal in Spain violates article 24 of the European Social Charter.