Spain: From 20th March, companies will be required to designate a lawyer within two days
20th March 2024 will come into effect Royal Decree-Law 6/2023 of 19 December (RDL 6/2023), which amends the Law Regulating Social Jurisdiction (LRJS) and the Civil Procedure Law (LEC) to allow companies to adopt measures for better control of notifications and compliance with procedural obligations.Spain: The labor measures of Law 4/2023 and their enforceability
There is considerable uncertainty about the obligation to have protocols under Law 4/2023. It is not possible to conclude from the law whether this obligation will be effective as of 2 March 2024 or whether it is pending regulatory development.Spain: The latest amendments on breastfeeding, unemployment and collective agreements are repealed and an increase in the minimum wage to 1,134 euros is announced
Royal Decree-Law 7/2023, which modified the breastfeeding regime, unemployment and the priority application of regional collective agreements, has been repealed as it has not been validated in the Congress of Deputies. At the same time, the increase of the Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI) for 2024 has been announced.Spain: Publication of the Bill for an 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.The new "anti-crisis measures" regulation extends the minimum wage for the year 2023, the limitations for certain objective dismissals and includes changes in terms of contributions
Among other measures, the SMI, the partial retirement scheme and the provisions on redundancies resulting from the increase in the cost of energy are extended, the contribution bases are updated and the contribution for paid and unpaid traineeships is regulated.Spain: A new royal decree-law modifies the breastfeeding regime, unemployment and the priority of regional collective bargaining agreements
The regulation modifies the breastfeeding accumulation regime, the unemployment assistance regime and the priority of application of regional collective agreements.