Employment

Right to Disconnect: Measures for Work-Life Balance
New Labour Reform: Social Security and Payslips

New Labour Reform: Social Security and Payslips

India Activates the 4 Labour Codes: What This Means for Employment Contracts, Payroll and Workers' Rights Our employment lawyer Manan Agarwal, from www.krayman.com reports on the significant labour

Dismissal Compensation: Everything You Need to Know

Dismissal Compensation: Everything You Need to Know

Calculating your dismissal compensation: Compensation for dismissal is a right that employees are entitled to when their contract is terminated without justified cause or by a unilateral decision of

Legal Assistance Before the Labour Inspectorate

Legal Assistance Before the Labour Inspectorate

We assist clients in responding to requests from the Labour Inspectorate — whether to provide a statement or submit employment and Social Security documentation required by the Labour Inspector. We

Work-Life Balance Legislation: Reforms and Counter-Reforms

Work-Life Balance Legislation: Reforms and Counter-Reforms

WHETHER OR NOT IT IS REQUIRED AS A CONDITION FOR ACCESSING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.

Job Evaluation: A Tool for the Equality Plan

Job Evaluation: A Tool for the Equality Plan

Since 7 March 2022, companies with more than 50 employees on their payroll have been required to implement an equality plan and a set of supporting tools aimed at achieving genuine equality between

Staff Transfer on Acquisition of a Law Firm or Advisory Practice

Staff Transfer on Acquisition of a Law Firm or Advisory Practice

Buying a law firm, an advisory firm, or an accountancy practice is not simply a matter of acquiring a client portfolio. In many cases, it also means taking on the staff who work in the business.

Automated Social Security Enrolment & Deregistration Decisions: What Employers Need to Know

Automated Social Security Enrolment & Deregistration Decisions: What Employers Need to Know

COMPANIES ARE NOW RECEIVING AUTOMATED DECISIONS ON EMPLOYEE REGISTRATIONS AND DEREGISTRATIONS FROM Social Security Over the past few weeks, a growing number of companies have been receiving

Can my company dismiss me for drinking alcohol during working hours?

Can my company dismiss me for drinking alcohol during working hours?

unfair dismissal for drinking beer at work The High Court of Justice of Madrid (STSJ Comunidad de Madrid 594/2024) has upheld the unfair dismissal of a supermarket worker who was dismissed on 29

Labour Reform Special: Previous Regulations and Key Changes
Psychosocial Risks: Protocol for Moral and Sexual Harassment at Work

Psychosocial Risks: Protocol for Moral and Sexual Harassment at Work

EMPLOYMENT COMPLIANCE: HOW TO IDENTIFY AND PREVENT PSYCHOSOCIAL RISKS The consequences of workplace moral and sexual harassment can give rise to illnesses that may be classified as a work-related

Payroll & Absorption - Collective Bargaining Agreement Offices & Firms

Payroll & Absorption - Collective Bargaining Agreement Offices & Firms

We highlighted in our post on clauses limiting compensation and absorption in collective bargaining agreements that it is possible for a collective bargaining agreement to limit Article 26.5 of the

Compensation, Classification, and Dismissal of a Company Administrator

Compensation, Classification, and Dismissal of a Company Administrator

The administrators of commercial companies present a special problem when relating them to certain aspects of Labor and Social Security Law and this has led to great legal confusion in recent years.

Payroll and collective bargaining agreement for IT companies in Spain

Payroll and collective bargaining agreement for IT companies in Spain

The technology sector is one of the fastest growing in Spain, but also one of the sectors that generates the most labor disputes when an inspection or a workers' complaint arrives. One of the usual

Dismissal by email in Spain: validity and new recommendations

Dismissal by email in Spain: validity and new recommendations

Is a dismissal by digital notification (email, WhatsApp...) valid in Spain? Case law establishes that it is only legal if the worker has given his express consent; otherwise, it is recommended to use

Can Office Romances Be Prohibited? Legal Insights in Spain

Can Office Romances Be Prohibited? Legal Insights in Spain

In recent days, a headline has sparked debate across the media and social networks: “Love banned in the boss’s office.” The news concerns the dismissal of the Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé in

Occupational accidents in international teleworking: risks and false freelancers

Occupational accidents in international teleworking: risks and false freelancers

The possibility of working remotely is a new reality that brings major advantages, but it has also led to a great deal of confusion. Does your company hire professionals who work from outside Spain?

What are the most common mistakes in payroll management?

What are the most common mistakes in payroll management?

Good organisation of a business depends not only on strategy, but also on the correct management of labour issues. Among them, payroll plays a crucial role. It's essential that these reflect the

Extension of maternity and paternity leave

Extension of maternity and paternity leave

On the 31st of July 2025 the amendment of articles 48 of the Workers' Statute and 178, 181 and 182 of the General Social Security Law was published by means of the Royal Decree 9/2015 which extends

How your pay is affected during temporary sick leave

How your pay is affected during temporary sick leave

When do I get paid during my temporary sick leave? In the event of a temporary incapacity (known in Spain by its initials 'IT' (incapacidad temporal)), the company will pay the amount stipulated by

Communication of CNAE 2025

Communication of CNAE 2025

The Social Security Authority has begun the process of implementing the new National Classification of Economic Activities (CNAE-2025), approved by Royal Decree 10/2025, of the 14th of January. This

Worker Declared Disabled: Obligation to adapt the position to them

Worker Declared Disabled: Obligation to adapt the position to them

From the 1st of May 2025, when there is a declaration of: severe disability, absolute permanent disability, total permanent disability, the worker will have a period of ten calendar days from the

Can I partially retire and continue working?

Can I partially retire and continue working?

Partial retirement after retirement age: Simultaneously working part-time and retiring part-time is compatible.

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Wrongful dismissal for making a mistake at work?

Wrongful dismissal for making a mistake at work?

In its recent judgement STSJ Canarias 837/2024, the Labour Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Canarias (TSJC)) analysed the disciplinary

Can biometrics be used for clocking in?

Can biometrics be used for clocking in?

Does your company use fingerprints or facial recognition of your employees in order to register the moment they begin and end their working day? Or pehaps you have considered employing such a

The Prevention of Psychosocial Risks in the Company

The Prevention of Psychosocial Risks in the Company

Psychosocial risks: Work-related stress, burnout syndrome, mobbing, sexual harassment, and physical violence are some forms in which these work-related disorders can manifest, affecting the

LGBTI Harassment prevention obligation

LGBTI Harassment prevention obligation

PROTOCOL FOR THE PREVENTION OF HARASSMENT OF LGTBI PERSONS Law 4/2023, of the 28th of February, for the real and effective equality of trans people and for the guarantee of the rights of LGTBI

Retirement in Spain (Labour Lawyer Specialised in Retirement)

Retirement in Spain (Labour Lawyer Specialised in Retirement)

In this article, we will explain the different types of pensions and the requirements to receive them.

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