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2020 Tax Return and the Impact of Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE)

FILE YOUR ANNUAL TAX RETURN NOW: Find out here how we can get started on your annual tax return right away

dismissal on economic grounds

in accordance with Article 52(c) of the Workers' Statute, and in accordance with the thresholds set out in Article 51(1) of the Workers' Statute, a company may terminate an…

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…

Extension of Self-Employed Support to 31 May Royal Decree Law 2/2021

The group of self-employed workers eligible for the extraordinary cessation-of-activity benefit will be expanded: The extraordinary cessation-of-activity benefit (unemployment…

dismissal for Refusing PCR Test or Vaccination – dismissal Lawyer Barcelona

Mandatory PCR Testing or Mandatory Vaccination in the company: Can a company require its employees to undergo PCR and/or serological tests to verify their health status? …

Create a Branch, Subsidiarity or Permanent establishment in Spain

PERMANENT ESTABLISHMENT IN SPAIN A Permanent Establishment is a fixed place of business (a centre from which to carry out the business or a dependent agent). It is a Fiscal…

Breastfeeding Leave and Professional Life

Comparative Framework: Spain and France, Can an Employee Breastfeed During Working Hours? You may have heard about a recent case in which an employee sought to terminate her…

Register of Self-Employed Workers Affected by COVID-19

A NEW PROCEDURE TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO CATALAN GOVERNMENT GRANTS?

Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE) Support Extensions to 31 May: force majeure and ETOP

Loss of Covid-19 Relief for Dismissals or Failure to Maintain Employment

LOSS OF Social Security CONTRIBUTION EXEMPTIONS, Sixth Additional Provision of Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 Loss of contribution exemptions for employees affected by Temporary Layoff…

Pre-insolvency proceedings & second chance: specialist lawyers

Order for payment procedure: how to claim an unpaid invoice in Spain

When a client does not pay, the first decision is not legal but economic: how much it will cost to collect, and how long it will take. Chasing unpaid invoices is often a matter of…

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

Requirements and Options for Retirement

Keeping an eye on the future is the best way to shape a stage of life where peace of mind and security are paramount.

Law 9/2020: Mandatory Mediation and Prior Information Session in Family Proceedings

Important developments in the field of Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, following the entry into force of Law 9/2020, of 31 July 2020, which makes the prior…

Self-Employed Grant: €2,000 Subsidy from the Generalitat de Catalunya

We would like to inform you of the latest developments published in Decree-Law 39/2020, of 3 November, on extraordinary social measures to address the consequences of COVID-19:

CEO CONTRACT SPAIN: SENIOR MANAGER

The CEO management contract is regulated by the Royal Decree 1382/1985. This law covers those who hold the position of CEO, i.e. an employee who carries out the tasks of a CEO…

New Support Measure for Self-Employed Workers. Royal Decree-Law 30/2020.

"Feel free to get in touch if you need help applying for self-employed support benefits"

New ERTEs for Obstruction or Limitation, and Extensions to 31/01/2021

New regulations under Royal Decree 30/2020, of 29 September. "The new regulations introduce two new types of Temporary Layoff Procedure (ERTE): one for full operational impediment…

Remote Working Contract – Rights and Obligations

What is an out-of-court payment agreement?

An out-of-court payment agreement may be requested while a refinancing agreement is being negotiated with creditors. It is an application for the appointment of an insolvency…

What Is a Payment Refinancing Agreement?

A debtor, whether an individual or a legal entity, who is currently or imminently insolvent and has not yet been declared bankrupt may enter into a refinancing agreement with…

flat-rate Social Security contribution (tarifa plana) for Company Directors and Contribution Refunds

Bankruptcy proceedings in Spain: Lawyer's advice

THE EXTRAJUDICIAL PAYMENT AGREEMENT TO KEEP THE COMPANY

Pre-Insolvency Proceedings, Express Insolvency & Creditors' Meetings

WHEN SHOULD I FILE FOR INSOLVENCY OR PRE-INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS?

Thresholds: Workplace Unit of Reference for collective dismissal

COLLECTIVE DISMISSAL THRESHOLDS We explain how and where prior and subsequent terminations are counted in a collective dismissal for the purposes of staying within the legal…

Second Chance Lawyer Barcelona | Conesa Legal

The second chance mechanism and the discharge of unpaid debts, outlined in Article 486 and subsequent articles of the Bankruptcy Law, help individuals overcome perpetual,…

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…

Insolvency Lawyer: Classification of Claims in Bankruptcy

Articles 269 et seq. of the Spanish Insolvency Act set out a classification of claims that is useful both for lawyers specialising in insolvency proceedings and for those taking…

Dissolution of the Joint Ownership of the Family Home in a Divorce

How to divide assets in a divorce: In separation, annulment or divorce proceedings, spouses may divide jointly held property with respect to any assets they hold under ordinary…