## [Labor and Employment Newsletter - May 2026](/en_GB/new/labor-and-employment-newsletter-may-2026) # Labor and Employment Newsletter - May 2026 Spain - 05 / 29 / 2026 - - [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/labor-and-employment-newsletter-may-2026) - []() - []() [Download Newsletter ![Download](/sites/default/files/inline-images/flecha-abajo.png)](/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf) Previous Next ![](/sites/default/files/noticias/img/newsletter-laboral-mayo-de-2026.jpg) **Compilation of the most relevant legal developments in the field of labor law in Spain.** ## [Companies and the Sustainable (?) Mobility Law](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/companies-and-sustainable-mobility-law) As the December 2026 deadline for implementation of the legislation on sustainable mobility plans draws near, we take a look at a few of the many doubts it has spawned. [**KEEP READING>**](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/companies-and-sustainable-mobility-law) ## [News](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=5) - The Spanish Government shortens the time period for implementing sustainable mobility to work plans which will end on December 5, 2026, and adopts provisions prohibiting dismissal - Order on social security contributions in Spain for 2026 has been published - Council of Ministers approves royal decree on flexible retirement - Council of Ministers approves Annual Regulatory Plan for 2026 - Lower House publishes legislative dossier on bill for the Interns’ Statute - Public consultation on transposition of the Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Council of Ministers approves the Draft Bill amending the Occupational Risk Prevention Law - Publication of draft Royal Decree transposing Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions is published [**VIEW MORE>**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=5) ## [Judgments](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=7) - Absence of discrimination in allowing remote working in the summer only for staff outside the collective labor agreement - Dismissal of a worker on temporary incapacity leave who worked as a personal trainer - Recording of working hours: non-compliance does not reverse the burden of proof with a pre-determined schedule - Obligation to return computer equipment after dismissal or to pay its value - Parental leave for care of a child under eight years of age is unpaid [**VIEW MORE>**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=7) ## [Other publications](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=9) Is your hotel ready to negotiate the sustainable commuting mobility plan? [**READ MORE>**](https://blogturismo.garrigues.com/en/legislation/is-your-hotel-ready-to-negotiate-the-sustainable-commuting-mobility-plan) Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - April 2026 [**READ MORE>**](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/garrigues-sustainable-newsletter-april-2026) ### [Labor Blog](https://bloglaboral.garrigues.com/en) - The EU proposes to redefine labor mobility by reforming the coordination of social security and is committed to quality employment - Sustainable mobility: keys to complying with new legal obligations - Alcohol and drug controls at work: the tool that can protect employees by reducing accidents - The Supreme Court sets criteria on the overlap of the weekly rest with a holiday [**VIEW MORE>**](https://bloglaboral.garrigues.com/en) ### [In the press](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=9) - The great legal challenges of the labor market in 2026 - Protecting from psychosocial risks: another challenge for companies - European Pay Transparency Framework [**VIEW MORE>**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=9) ### [In Latin America](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=10) - Chilean Labor Directorate redefines its position and rules that the determination of minimum services must be done before collective bargaining starts - The Mexican labor reform reduces weekly working hours to 40 and requires companies to anticipate costs, overtime rules and electronic time-tracking obligations - Three key criteria for occupational health and safety in Peru - Chilean Labor Directorate sets new standard for exclusion from working hours and specifies the implementation of the 42-hour working week [**VIEW MORE>**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-may-2026.pdf#page=10) [Laboral](/en_GB/tags/laboral), [España](/en_GB/tags/espana) ### Contact ![](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/team/photo/Eloy_Castaner_Paya_en_20241003.jpg?itok=GTwsx0z5) [Eloy Castañer](/en_GB/team/eloy-castaner-paya) ![](/themes/custom/garriguestheme/img/iconos/email-contacto.svg)[Contact]() - 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