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The calendar includes seven national holidays, in addition to those of the different autonomous communities.
With the new year approaching, the application of new rules for calculating the retirement pension will begin (extending periods for calculating the regulatory base) and for the integration of gaps in contribution periods. In addition, the…
The purpose of the text, which must now continue its parliamentary process, is to recognize the right to safe, accessible, and sustainable mobility and to modernize its planning, financing, and governance.
Portuguese Government has updated the table of minimum monthly wages set forth on the ordinance that regulates the working conditions of administrative workers not covered by collective bargaining regulations.
The new ordinance establishes financial assistance for young people under 30 who are receiving unemployment benefits and enter into a new employment contract. The measure aims to encourage active job seeking and promote stable youth employment.
The new Strategic Plan of the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate establishes the priority lines of inspection action for the years 2025-2027, defined by 10 objectives (such as detecting fraud in recruitment or contributions, bringing undeclared…
The European Parliament has called on the Commission to consider establishing a framework directive to address the challenges and complexities associated with employers' obligations in subcontracting chains and labor market intermediaries in Europe.
In the Garrigues Labour Newsletter, we address the most relevant legal developments in the field of labour law in Spain.
On September 4, 2025, Mexico's Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (STPS) introduced the Labor Complaints and Accidents System (SIQAL), a digital platform for reporting labor violations and workplace accidents. As detailed in Bulletin 36/25,…
A new procedure has been established to determine the cases in which it is appropriate to bring forward the retirement age, through the application of reduction coefficients, in professional activities with exceptional hardship, toxicity, danger or…
With the start of the “new school year” after the summer break, it is a good time to evaluate the fulfilment of the main labor obligations of companies. In this post we review the specific and most relevant ones of companies with 50 or more…
It is built around 17 objectives stretching across the various areas of activity of labor and social security inspectors and contemplates an increase in inspector and subinspector numbers, investment in improving technology and the creation of a…