## [Labor and Employment Newsletter - September 2026](/en_GB/new/labor-and-employment-newsletter-september-2026)
# Labor and Employment Newsletter - September 2026
España - 10 / 08 / 2026
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**Compilation of the most relevant legal developments in the field of labor law in Spain.**
## [‘Transparent and predictable’ working conditions and regulatory suffocation](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/transparent-and-predictable-working-conditions-and-regulatory-suffocation)
[**Federico Durán López**](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/team/federico-duran-lopez)
The transposition of the European Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions introduces new information requirements for companies and raises questions about its scope and how it fits with the Spanish employment law system.
[**KEEP READING >**](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/transparent-and-predictable-working-conditions-and-regulatory-suffocation)
## News
- Companies in Spain will have to provide information to their employees on elements including algorithms, equality or procedure for terminating contracts
- Companies must adapt their recruitment, training, and work processes for certain employees with intellectual disabilities
- Government approves labor and social security support for companies and workers with ties to Ceuta
- The Government approves employment measures for those affected by wildfires and introduces changes in the area of social security
- Progress in the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
- European Commission proposes measures to strengthen fair labor mobility
[**VIEW MORE >**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-september-2026.pdf#page=5)
## Judgments
- Dismissal for disclosing internal company information and making disparaging remarks on social media is justified
- Justified dismissal of a manager for abusive and repeated private use of the Internet and insults to a colleague
- Justified dismissal for incorrect use of time off for union work, based on proof obtained by private detectives
- Unilateral registration of equality plans is valid where there is a negotiation deadlock attributable to the employee side
- 45 minutes do not constitute a real and effective prior hearing for the purposes of article 7 of ILO Convention 158
- Order to pay for overtime overturned because the employee did not provide evidence of excess working hours
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## Other publications
- Change of hotel operator: key employment points of the transfer of employees
[**READ >**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-september-2026.pdf#page=9)
### Laboral Blog
- Cognitive accessibility in employment: changes that companies must implement before January 2027
- The digitization of electronic notifications in disability processes seeks to reduce delays and control expenditure
- Company agreement versus sectoral agreement: when can the former prevail?
- Absenteeism, artificial intelligence, mobility, and much more: seven months of current labor issues
[**VIEW MORE >**](https://bloglaboral.garrigues.com/en)
### In Latin America
- Colombia: Ministry of Labor repeals 11 employment circulars and restricts their invocation as grounds for new actions
- Chile establishes new gender equity reporting obligations for companies
- Peru: These are the main amendments to the Regulations of the Telework Law
- Mexico: The e.firm digital signature will be the only valid digital authentication for online social security procedures
[**VIEW MORE >**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-september-2026.pdf#page=10)
[Labor and Employment Law](/en_GB/tags/labor-and-employment-law), [Spain](/en_GB/tags/spain)
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