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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16/2022, of 6 September, on improving working conditions and Social Security coverage for domestic workers, has repealed the legislation…

Interns Must Contribute to the General Social Security Scheme from 1 December 2011

A Royal Decree has recently been published that amends the Social Security contribution conditions for individuals on training contracts, commonly known as interns. These new…

Ana Risueño and Josep Conesa: Lecturers on European Employment & Social Security

Ana Risueño, a social security graduate specialist in Social Security, and Josep Conesa, employment lawyer, delivered lectures this October at the Barcelona Official College of…

Conesa Legal Sponsors the 3rd Prolimhi Professional Meeting

Conesa Asociados Law Firm participated in the 3rd Professional Meeting organised by Prolimhi as a sponsor of the event. The gathering brought together companies from the cleaning,…

Josep Conesa Presents His Book: Causes and Solutions in Labour Relations in the Cleaning Sector

On 20 October, Josep Conesa presented the book Causes and Solutions in Labour Relations in the Cleaning Sector, of which he is co-author alongside the Honourable Mr Jacobo…

José Conesa Teaches EU Social Law Course

This October, José Conesa Ballestero delivered lectures on EU employment law and the free movement of workers at the Barcelona College of Social Graduates (Ilustre Colegio de…

New Forms of Absenteeism and Their Treatment in Case Law

The use of company computers for purposes unrelated to work duties has posed a significant challenge for both employers and courts, one that has, at times, generated contradictory…

The company-Level Agreement: the Star Guest of the Collective Bargaining Reform

The trend over the past two decades or more has been towards deregulation of the employment sphere. Since the reform introduced by Law 11/1994, there has been a gradual effort to…

3rd Assembly of the European Legal Network (ELEN), Turin

Conesa Asociados Sponsors the New Headquarters of the Economists' Association of Catalonia

Conesa Asociados Law Firm , through Jordi Conesa, a registered economist and Executive Director of the Firm, is sponsoring the construction of the new headquarters of the…

Ana Risueño Awarded the Medal for Professional Merit

José Conesa at the Observatori Català de Justícia Meeting

On 15 December, José Conesa Ballestero, employment lawyer and Graduado Social (Spanish-qualified employment law practitioner), attended the meeting of the Observatori Català de…

José Conesa Attends the Swearing-In of the President of the High Court of Justice (TSJ) of Catalonia

On 10 December, José Conesa Ballestero attended the swearing-in ceremony of the Most Honourable Miguel Ángel Gimeno Jubero as the new President of the High Court of Justice of…

José Conesa Awarded the Professional Prestige Prize in Employment Law

Conesa Asociados Law Firm Teaches at Pompeu Fabra University

On 17 November, José Conesa Ballestero and Josep Conesa Sagrera delivered a lecture on the Master's Programme in Social Animation and Community Development: Project Management.…

Jordi Conesa Sagrera Attends the 23rd AIGLI Convention

Jordi Conesa attended the 23rd Annual Convention of AIGLI (Associazione Internazionale Giuristi di Lingua Italiana), an association of which Bufete Conesa Asociados is a member.…

Pension System Reform: An Unavoidable Appointment with Europe

Europe has examined the Spanish pension system in light of the latest Joint Report on Pensions published by the EU's Social Protection and Policy Committees. The conclusions are…

Conesa Teaches EU Social Law at the ICAB

On 20 October, Conesa Legal delivered a lecture on EU Social Law as part of the Master's in Employment Law organised by the Barcelona Bar Association (Il·lustre Col·legi…

2nd Meeting for Professional Cleaning and Hygiene Companies

Conesa Asociados Law Firm is sponsoring the 2nd Professional Meeting for Commercial Cleaning and Hygiene Companies, organised by Prolimhi, taking place on 7 October. The event is…

Third ELEN Assembly

The international law firm network ELEN (European Legal Network) will be holding its third assembly on 12 and 13 September in Lyon.

Employment & Social Security Workshop for Companies and Executives

Bufete Conesa Asociados organised, together with Toló & Associats, a socio-employment seminar for companies and their executives, held on 5 July at the Vielha Town Hall.The…

New office in Porto, Portugal

Enrolment Open: Postgraduate in Social Animation and Community Development – Project Management

We are pleased to inform you that in the upcoming academic year, Mr José Conesa, founding shareholder of Bufete Conesa Asociados, employment lawyer and Employment Law Graduate,…

Workplace Accident Rate Reduction Bonus for Companies

Visit to the European Parliament

Judicial Appointment Ceremony for New Judges

José Conesa Ballestero, founding shareholder of Bufete Conesa Asociados, attended the graduation ceremony for the 60th cohort of the Judicial Career on 1 June. On this occasion,…

VII National Congress: The European Future of Social Protection

Ana Risueño Pérez, Graduate in Labour Relations at Bufete Conesa Asociados, attended the VII National Congress organised by the Spanish Association of Health and Social Security.

Conesa Asociados Law Firm Teaches on University Master's Programmes

Mr José Conesa Ballestero and Mr Josep Conesa Sagrera, employment lawyers and partners at Conesa Legal, delivered a series of guest lectures on the IL3 MBA programme and the IL3…

José Conesa Re-elected Vice President of the Official College of Social Graduates

Mr José Conesa Ballestero was re-elected on 5 May as a Board Member of the Barcelona College of Chartered Social Graduate Advisors.At the swearing-in ceremony, he was once again…

Labour Reform Special: Previous Regulations and Key Changes