Laboral
Spain: The new list of CNAE-2025 codes has been published, together with the deadlines for reporting them
The National Classification of Economic Activities for the year 2025 has been updated and those responsible for the payment of Social Security contributions must comply with the reporting obligations.The Law on efficiency measures in the Public Justice Service restores the nullity of dismissal of workers with an on-demand working day
In addition to a number of procedural amendments, the regulation - published in the Official State Gazette on 3 January 2025 - restores the nullity of dismissal for workers with an on-demand working day or who take five days' leave for illness or hospitalisation of a family member and clarifies the cases of termination of the contract due to non-payment or late payment.Spain: Measures to improve the compatibility of retirement pensions with work, the extension of partial retirement in the manufacturing industry and other labor and social security innovations are approved
The regulations introduce several new features such as the modification of the partial retirement regime and relief contracts, the extension of partial retirement in the manufacturing industry until December 31, 2029, the extension of the Minimum Interprofessional Wage and the updating of the contribution bases.Portugal: Minimum monthly wage is increased to € 915 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira in 2025
Foi publicado em Diário da República o Decreto Legislativo Regional n.º 20/2024/M, de 23 de dezembro, que determinou o aumento da retribuição mínima mensal garantida em vigor na Região Autónoma da Madeira para € 915,00, com efeitos a partir de 1 de janeiro de 2025.The Supreme Court declares that it is not possible to increase compensation for unfair dismissal through the courts
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.The company is not responsible for all work-related accidents
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 accident at work, unless the recklessness is a consequence of the habitual execution of a job and derives from the trust that it inspires. It is necessary to analyze the totality of circumstances of the case at hand to determine whether the accident is work-related or not.DANA: Paid leave for adverse weather events and other labour measures approved
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 collective bargaining.Turning point in the management of disciplinary dismissals after the Supreme Court has determined the need to hear the employee first
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 which the company cannot reasonably be required to do so.