Spain
Christmas gift: can the company remove or replace it?
With the arrival of the Christmas holidays, many companies give their staff the traditional Christmas basket or other gifts. However, would it be feasible to update or replace these gifts with more flexible alternatives? In this post we analyze whether changes can be made to this practice.Keys to the Supreme Court judgment that recognizes the authorship by the Japanese artist Negishi, of artworks signed by the Spaniard De Felipe
Following the recent Supreme Court decision that recognizes Fumiko Negishi as co-author of 221 artworks signed by the Spanish artist Antonio de Felipe, we take a look at the judgment to analyze why the high court considered that Negishi’s personal execution of these works “gives rise to the embodiment of an original work eligible for protection”.Spain - New Sustainable Mobility Law: this is the regulatory framework for an orderly transition to a new transport system
The law sets out the roadmap for decarbonizing transport in Spain, establishes a new framework for coordinated planning, strengthens the role of public transport, and promotes the modernization of the mobility system. Among its measures, it includes the obligation to approve a new concession map for road passenger transport and to implement sustainable mobility plans for commuting to work.Canary Islands region redefines vacation rentals with new law to balance tourism and residential needs
The recently approved Law on Sustainable Tourist Use of Housing introduces limits, requirements and a complex set of transitional rules to make vacation rentals compatible with access to housing and urban coexistence in the Canary Islands.Teleworking and permanent establishment? The new keys to the OECD convention
The OECD insists on the concepts of availability of housing by the company and habituality in the exercise of the activity from that domicile; and underlines the importance of there being a commercial reason for the provision of services under a teleworking regime.Spain: The Government approves the implementing regulations on training contracts
The regulatory framework for training contracts has been implemented following the 2021 labor reform, with provisions on the two contract types: for alternance training and for work experience. It places a cap on the number of training contracts.How the available means of delivering a dismissal letter have evolved
Digitalization has transformed the way we communicate, and media such as email or instant messaging have appeared. Its use is even becoming established in the work environment, for notifications from companies to employees. In this post we analyze the most recent rulings on the validity of these means of delivering a dismissal letter and the issues to consider when they are used for that purpose.