Publications - Labor and Employment
It considers that article 56 of the Workers' Statute does not violate the provisions of article 10 of Convention No. 158 of the International Labor Organisation, the two provisions being compatible.
Decree-Law no. 112/2024, of December 19th was publish on Portugal’s Official Gazette, ruling the minimum monthly wage’s increase to 870 euros, with effects from January 1st, 2025, onwards.
The regulation will include the possibility for the competent authorities to prohibit the placing and making available on the Union market of products made with forced labor or exporting such products. It may also require companies to withdraw and…
Not every accident occurring at work or related to work is considered a work-related accident under Spanish law. Specifically, among other cases, an accident caused by willful misconduct or recklessness of the employee is not considered to be an…
The new measures also include, among others, new obligations to inform workers' legal representatives of the activation of alerts due to disasters and other adverse meteorological phenomena and protocols for action in the event of disasters through…
In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court has changed its doctrine on the procedure for executing disciplinary dismissals. From now on, Spanish companies must hear the employees before notifying them of the disciplinary dismissal, except in cases in…
They recommend preparing non-financial information statements in line with the new EU rules, without overlooking the Spanish corporate law rules in force
The European Court of Justice declares the Directive on Temporary Employment Agencies (TEA) applicable in cases of employee assignment, even if the assigning company is not constituted as a TEA.
The Court considers that this is an obligation arising from Article 7 of Convention No. 158 of the International Labour Organisation which must be applied to new dismissals.
The Council of Ministers has given the green light to the Draft of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Law for the companies’ disclosure of the ESG matters, that will be processed as urgent.
What kind of leave can employees take? How? When? In this post we present a basic guide to the main paid leaves regulated in the Workers’ Statute. These leaves can be developed, extended or enhanced through the collective bargaining agreement…