Social security

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"

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

COVID-19 Rent Deferral

Historical content. This article describes the measures introduced by Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadlines for applying for those deferrals have…

SUPPORT FOR CORPORATE SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS

COVID-19 Support Measures for Self-Employed Workers

COMPANY-DIRECTOR SELF-EMPLOYED: Regarding the benefits announced for self-employed workers, we are seeing that the Mutual Insurance Companies are also accepting applications…

Barcelona Lawyers for Workplace Harassment Defence

Workplace bullying and sexual harassment are recognised circumstances that can give rise to a work-related accident.

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…

Voluntary Return Programme for Non-EU Foreign Workers

Given the large number of immigrants who have lost their jobs in recent months, a voluntary return programme has been made available, for the first time, to a specific group of…

The Current and Future State of the Social Security System: How the Crisis Has Upended Government Forecasts

The crisis has significantly altered the Government's original forecasts.

Preliminary Draft Law on the Self-Employed Workers' Statute

Self-employed work has traditionally been governed within the framework of private law legal relations. As a result, regulatory references to self-employed workers are scattered…

Externalising Pension Commitments

Royal Decree 1588/1999 of 15 October approved the Regulation on the implementation of pension commitments towards employees and beneficiaries, with the aim of complying with…

Changes to Employment Contracts After the Labour Reform

Royal Decree Law 5/2001 of 2 March introduced significant changes to hiring incentives (bonificaciones), which are set out in detail in this article.

EU Social Security Rules: Employee Rights When Working Across the European Union

This article aims to provide readers with clear information on their rights and obligations in the field of Social Security, in situations where the social security systems of…

Social Security Fraud: Criminal Consequences

The Spanish Constitution guarantees the existence and sustainability of a public Social Security system for all citizens, along with adequate social benefits. This is a…