Labour Updates

What is an Equality Plan? It is a set of measures whose mission is to guarantee equal treatment and opportunities for women and men in the company, as well as the elimination of discriminatory situations based on gender. The Equality Plan improves the working environment and eliminates differences between male and female employees. It increases […]

We would like to inform you of the main changes in the labour field for the year 2023 included, among other regulations, in Law 31/2022, of 23 December, on the General State Budget for the year 2023, published in the Official State Gazette (“BOE”) of 24 December 2022, among which the following can be highlighted: […]

  We would like to inform you about the expected increase in social security costs for companies and employees for the coming year in Spain. The Government has presented the General State Budget (PGE) for 2023 in which Social Security income will increase by 12.8%. A very important part of this increase will be achieved […]

  Approval of 2021 Labour Market Reform On 30 December 2021, Royal Decree-Law 32/2021, of 28 December, on urgent measures for labour market reform, the guarantee of employment stability and the transformation of the labour market was published. The Royal Decree-Law entered into force on 31 December 2021, even though the main measures will be […]

The obligation for companies to keep a salary register comes into force on 14th April   The obligation for companies with over 100 employees to implement a gender equality plan and conduct a pay audit came into force this month (March 2021).     March 2019 saw the publication of Royal Decree-law 6/2019, setting out the obligation […]

The key points of the new law on remote work in Spain   Spain’s Council of Ministers has given the green light to the first regulations on teleworking in Spain. In this article we sum up the main points of Royal Decree-law 28/2020, of 22 September, on remote working. First of all, the distinction should be […]

  Royal Decree-law 112020_COVID19_ENG Royal Decree-law 11/2020, of 1 April 2020, sets out a new series of social measures aimed at supporting workers, consumers, families and vulnerable groups, as well as steps to support businesses and the self-employed. We highlight and summarise the following implications for labour law: – Moratorium on Social Security contributions – […]

We take a detailed look at the latest updates affecting labour law, published in Royal Decree-law 8/2020, of March 17, on extraordinary urgent measures to tackle the economic and social effects of COVID-19:   Preferential nature of remote working. Organisational systems should be established to enable continued activity by alternative mechanisms, particularly by means of […]

    March 2019 saw the publication of Royal Decree-Law 6/2019, of 1 March, developing, among others, Organic Law 3/2007, of 22 March, for effective equality between women and men, which introduces urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and opportunities for women and men in employment and occupation. Among these new features, it is worth […]