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  • Spain: The Urda train accident and care for children with cancer: new developments in labor and social security legislation

    Two new pieces of legislation introduce specific measures in the labor and social security field, with changes affecting both those impacted by the Urda train accident and those who reduce their working hours to care for children with cancer or another serious illness.

  • Transparent working conditions: recommendations for companies after the first month of application of the new obligations

    Royal Decree 723/2026 requires written information on the essential elements of the employment contract. But is the new document that the company must give to the employee of a contractual nature or is it merely informative? This post offers some recommendations to comply with transparency. 

  • General strike in Spain: takeaways for companies

    Ahead of the general strike called for November 11, 2026, we look at workers’ rights and guidelines for companies.

  • The European Union introduces new social security rules for the posting of workers

    Regulation (EU) 2026/2359 introduces new rules, applicable as from November 2, 2028, allowing posted workers to remain covered by the social security system of the State from which they are sent. It clarifies that posted worker certificates will not be required for business trips.

  • New exposure limits to carcinogen agents and asbestos set in Spain

    Two royal decrees have toughened, starting on October 24, 2026, the exposure limit values for lead, diisocyanates and asbestos, which will make it obligatory for affected companies to review their prevention measures.

  • Keys to the temporary contract that companies can enter into with artists, technicians and auxiliary staff

    Since the 2021 labor reform, the Workers’ Statute has reinforced the presumption that the employment contract is concluded for an indefinite period, with the temporary contract reserved for exceptional cases. One of these, due to the specialties of the performing, audiovisual and musical arts sector, is the fixed-term artistic employment contract applicable to artists and technical and auxiliary staff. This post explains the characteristics of this contractual modality regulated in Royal Decree 607/2026.    

  • Spain - New University Students’ Statute: obligations for external academic placements

    As from October 23, 2026, Royal Decree 855/2026 strengthens the requirements governing external academic placements, with a direct impact on training, tutoring, social security coverage and the selection of host companies.

  • Spain's work calendar for 2027 published in the Official State Gazette

    The calendar includes nine national holidays, in addition to those of the different autonomous communities.

  • Labor and Employment Newsletter - September 2026

    Compilation of the most relevant legal developments in the field of labor law in Spain.

  • ‘Transparent and predictable’ working conditions and regulatory suffocation

    The transposition of the European Directive on transparent and predictable working conditions introduces new information requirements for companies and raises questions about its scope and how it fits with the Spanish employment law system.