Josep Conesa Sagrera

Retirement of a Company director

As a general rule, retirement is incompatible with any other work, whether as an employee or self-employed, and therefore no Social Security contributions are required under any…

Domestic Workers Advisory Service

Day to day, it is essential to understand the rights and obligations of domestic workers. We recommend seeking specialist legal advice both when formalising the contract and when…

Types of dismissal in Spain

DISMISSALS INITIATED BY THE EMPLOYEE

SILICOSIS: occupational illness

Types of silicosis by severity. How to claim damages? How can a disability pension be increased by up to 50%? How to find the best specialists in work-related accidents and…

Nullity in collective dismissal

Nullity on grounds of fixed-term contracts entered into in breach of the law The ruling 951/2021, of 29 September, of the Supreme Court, declares the nullity of a collective…

Retirement under the General Social Security Scheme

The Benefits Surcharge and Baker's Asthma

We examine here a real case involving a benefit surcharge that closely resembles the silicosis cases currently emerging, one we believe is worth presenting in detail because of…

The new gradual, flexible retirement system compatible with work

Royal Decree 16/2001 of 27 December is a piece of legislation establishing a new system of gradual and flexible retirement. These changes stem from the Agreement for the…

Employment Law for Professional Athletes

Legal advice is an essential part of a professional athlete's daily life, particularly when it comes to the contracts they will sign with clubs and sporting organisations…

Differences Between Pay Register and Pay Audit

Pay Register Pay Audit The pay register (or remuneration register) is mandatory for all companies, regardless of their sector or number of employees The pay audit (or…

Equality Plan for Multiple Workplaces

EQUALITY PLAN: THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE MUST BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, NOT INDIVIDUAL WORKPLACES An equality plan is a positive action instrument designed to achieve genuine equality…

Pay Equality Applies to Variable Pay and Annual Bonuses Too

Employment Court (Juzgado de lo Social) No. 26 of Barcelona has ordered the company to pay €25,000 in damages for infringement of the fundamental right to equality and…

Is It Legal to Use AI in Your company with Client or Employee Data?

If your company uses ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Copilot to draft emails, summarise contracts or prepare internal analyses, and by now, almost all companies do, even if management…

Dismissal and withdrawal from contract: household employees

The publication of Royal Decree-Law 16/2022, of 6 September, on improving working conditions and Social Security coverage for domestic workers, has repealed the legislation…

CAN I DISMISS DURING OR AFTER A Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE)?

MANDATORY RETIREMENT UNDER A collective bargaining agreement

Can my employer force me to retire and dismiss me when I turn 65? Although retirement has always been one of the recognised grounds for termination of an employment contract in…

MSCT, Collective Dispute and Strike Action Over a CBA Bonus Negotiation

We believe our clients and readers should understand what we do well, and in this case, we explain how we helped a company in the automotive sector, facing financial difficulties,…

Penalty and Contributions for Hiring an Undocumented Domestic Worker

It is common knowledge that foreign nationals without a work permit (undocumented) regularly work in domestic settings, carrying out cleaning duties or caring for elderly people,…

Mandatory Pay Register (Salary Audit) for Companies

Article 28.2 of the Workers' Statute requires companies to maintain a pay register, with the aim of ensuring transparency in the structure of remuneration within companys, kept in…

Current Employment Contracts I

We thought it would be useful to create a "reference section" covering the different types of employment contracts currently in force in Spain, setting out the specific…

Burnout as a Work Accident: Midwives

The claimant, a midwife by profession, submitted a claim for permanent disability on the grounds of work-related stress, formally diagnosed as "adaptive disorder with chronic…

Occupational Diseases Arising from Silicosis

occupational illness, disability, and CIVIL LIABILITY and criminal liability OF MARBLE WORKERS IN CASES OF SILICOSIS:

How Much Does Insolvency Proceedings Cost

COST OF INSOLVENCY MEDIATION The cost of insolvency mediation shall not exceed the fee received by the insolvency mediator, as set out in the Consolidated Insolvency Act (TRLC):

Qualified Total Permanent Disability and Capitalisation

Can you imagine being unable to practise your usual profession due to an injury or illness? Total permanent disability (total permanent disability (IPT)) is a Social Security…

Judicial auction in insolvency proceedings

INSOLVENCY LAWYERS AND THE NEW LEGISLATIVE MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 Ask us anything you need, or find all the information about insolvency proceedings, pre-insolvency…

HOW TO HANDLE A work-related accident

This article is written from the perspective of the responsibilities and potential management of an accident from the company's point of view.

Types of Disability Caused by Silicosis

Disability due to silicosis or pneumoconiosis is the reduction or limitation of a person's capacity to work, as defined by law, whereby the affected individual receives a type of…

Sandwich Breaks, Substantial Changes to the employment contract and Functional Mobility Within the company

Over the course of an employment relationship, circumstances may arise that result in changes to the terms of the contract relating to functional mobility, geographical mobility,…

Amendments to the Employment Contract

Consequences of Business Succession in an Insolvency Sale