Publications - Labor and Employment
Spain: Right to privacy and digital disconnection: can the company call an employee on sick leave?
Absenteeism from work is a problem of concern to companies. One of its main causes is temporary incapacity, so it is common for organizations to consider implementing protocols to verify the employee’s state of health, in which the possibility of…
Labor and Employment Newsletter - June 2024
In the Garrigues Labor & Employment Law Newsletter, we compile the most relevant legal updates in the field of labor law in Spain.
Market unity and collective bargaining
The latest collective bargaining reform aims to give greater prominence to regional and even provincial agreements. However, it does not affect the priority of application of previous agreements over time or the rules relating to company agreements.
Portugal: Temporary residence permits based on “expression of interest” are no longer admitted
From 4 June 2024, onwards, foreign citizens will no longer be able to apply for a temporary residence permit on the basis of an expression of interest. They will also no longer be able to apply for temporary residence permits for independent…
Reduction of working hours: a global trend reaching Latin America
The reduction of working hours has been a key issue on the legislative agenda worldwide in recent years, and Latin America is no exception. While countries like Chile are already reducing the workweek from 45 to 40 hours and Colombia from 48 to 42,…
Fighting against child labor in the world: Spanish companies’ obligations to eradicate it
On the World Day against Child Labor, we review the obligations that companies in Spain must comply with to eradicate child labor in the world. These measures translate into reporting duties on their own personnel and those of the companies in their…
Latin America Labor & Employment Law Newsletter - June 2024
In this newsletter, we analyze the labor and employment market in Latin America and compile the most relevant legal updates in this area in Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
The definition of ‘person with disability’ for the calculation of the 2% quota
The definition of the concept of ‘person with disability’ includes those who have been recognized permanent total disability (PTD), full permanent disability (FPD) or mayor invalidity (MI) pensions and pensioners of passive classes who have a…
How the Supreme Court counts periods of inactivity in seasonal contracts
We analyze the rulings of the Spanish Supreme Court on how periods of inactivity in seasonal contracts are counted for seniority bonus, loyalty bonus, professional promotion or severance pay.
Finally approved the accumulation of lactation leave, the application priority of regional collective bargaining agreements and unemployment assistance protection
After the previous royal decree-law that introduced these novelties was not validated, which was derogated, Royal Decree-Law 2/2024 has been published, which approves them again with certain changes, such as the possibility of extending the…
Reduction of the maximum working hours: 4-day week or fewer hours in annual calculation?
The question of whether to reduce working hours is being analyzed in different countries. There has been much comment in recent years about the possible reduction of the working week to 4 days. However, this change is not exempt from debate due to…
Garrigues Sustainable Newsletter - April 2024
In this newsletter we compile the most relevant legal news on ESG matters in Spain, published by Garrigues.