Labor and Employment Law
Cognitive accessibility in employment: changes that companies must implement before January 2027
The regulations that will come into force on January 2, 2027 develop the basic conditions of cognitive accessibility by establishing specific minimum obligations. In this post, we explain those related to access to employment.Change of hotel operator: key employment points of the transfer of employees
A change of hotel operator can trigger a transfer of undertakings with direct implications on the hotel’s employees. Along with receiving a business as a going concern, in most cases the new operator must take on the workers already providing services at the hotel, with all their rights and obligations.Companies in Spain will have to provide information to their employees on elements including algorithms, equality or procedure for terminating contracts
Royal Decree 723/2026 transposes in Spain the Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions and has considerably expanded the list of essential elements of the contract on which employers must provide written information to their employees. Added elements include the right to training, the existence of algorithmic or automated systems, the applicable equality plan and sexual or sex-based harassment procedure, LGTBI equality measures or the procedure for terminating contracts and notice periods.The digitization of electronic notifications in disability processes seeks to reduce delays and control expenditure
On 1 September 2026, Order ISM/541/2026, of May 27, came into force, extending the obligation to receive notifications and communications from Social Security by electronic means to those who apply for or receive benefits for temporary or permanent disability or permanent non-disabling injuries. The measure is part of a broader process of digitalization of disability management that ultimately responds to the structural problems posed by absenteeism from work in Spain.Spain: Companies must adapt their recruitment, training, and work processes for certain employees with intellectual disabilities
The Regulations on basic cognitive accessibility conditions, which take effect on January 2, 2027, require companies, in the employment context, to ensure that job postings are accessible, to facilitate accommodations during interviews as well as in documents and work meetings, and to provide reasonable accommodations and support where employees demonstrate a degree of disability of 33% or higher and an intellectual disability.Spain: Government approves labor and social security support for companies and workers with ties to Ceuta
Royal Decree-Law 22/2026 contains a special program for temporary layoffs (ERTE) due to force majeure, full exemptions from employer contributions, and deferred social security contributions for companies, workers, and self-employed individuals with ties to Ceuta.Company agreement versus sectoral agreement: when can the former prevail?
The company collective agreement can be shielded against the sectoral agreement. The key is in time: if the agreement came into force before the sectoral one, it prevails in all matters, including wages. If, on the other hand, the company agreement comes later, it will only have priority in limited matters.Spain: The Government approves employment measures for those affected by wildfires and introduces changes in the area of social security
Royal Decree-Law 20/2026 grants workers affected by wildfires the right to suspend their employment contracts and receive a special benefit for situations of extreme emergency. It also extends paid leave in the event of death caused by wildfires to five working days. Changes have also been made in the area of social security.Spain - Absenteeism, artificial intelligence, mobility, and much more: seven months of current labor issues
The first half of 2026 has been marked by new challenges for companies in areas as diverse as absenteeism management, artificial intelligence, pay transparency, and sustainable mobility. We have compiled the posts published so far this year, reviewing some of the issues that have dominated the legal and labor debate in recent months.