## [Labor Newsletter - January 2026](/en_GB/new/labor-newsletter-january-2026) # Labor Newsletter - January 2026 Spain - 02 / 02 / 2026 - - [](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/labor-newsletter-january-2026) - []() - []() [Download Newsletter ![Download](/sites/default/files/inline-images/flecha-abajo.png)](/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-january-2026.pdf) Previous Next ![](/sites/default/files/noticias/img/newsletter-laboral-enero-de-2026_1.jpg) ## [Absenteeism, compensation policies, and discrimination due to illness](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/absenteeism-compensation-policies-and-discrimination-due-illness) **Federico Durán López** Although combating absenteeism constitutes a legitimate aim, there is serious debate in current judicial doctrine regarding the validity of compensation policies that condition accrual on the effective performance of work and their effects in cases of temporary incapacity (TI). [**KEEP READING >**](https://www.garrigues.com/en_GB/new/absenteeism-compensation-policies-and-discrimination-due-illness) ## [News](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-january-2026.pdf#page=5) - New Sustainable Mobility Law: this is the regulatory framework for an orderly transition to a new transport system - Royal Decree-Law 16/2025, which updated the contribution bases for 2026, extended the Minimum Wage, and included a new occupational accident/occupational disease rate linked to CNAE-2025, has been repealed - The Government approves the implementing regulations on training contracts - The Government reaches a preliminary agreement with unions to raise the Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI) by 3.1% - European directives that must be transposed during the year 2026 are still pending [**KEEP READING >**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-january-2026.pdf#page=5) ## [Judgments](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-january-2026.pdf#page=7) - Employers may establish a channel for workers to propose specific vacation days - Engaging in intense cycling activity during medical leave constitutes a breach of contractual good faith - A toxicity allowance may be accrued only on days actually worked - Compensation for an occupational accident is refused due to absence of proven breaches of occupational risk prevention obligations [**VIEW MORE >**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-january-2026.pdf#page=7) ## [Other publications](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-january-2026.pdf#page=8) - 2026, a year of regulatory challenges and opportunities for companies in Spain [**KEEP READING >**](https://www.garrigues.com/sites/default/files/noticias/files/labor-newsletter-january-2026.pdf#page=8) ### [Labor Blog](https://bloglaboral.garrigues.com/en) - How can the company use the medical examination to control absenteeism from work - The main labor changes that 2026 may bring - Digital Labor Collection 2025 - Christmas gift: can the company remove or replace it? 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