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New law on mortgage loans

Law 5/2019 enacted on March 15th was published in the B.O.E. on March 16th regulating mortgage loans. It will serve to give greater protection to customers from banks and financial institutions. There is a transition period of three months to give banks enough time to adapt to this law. Therefore, it will not enter into […]
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Labour news on gender equality

Royal Decree Law 6/2019, of March 1, establishes various measures to guarantee workplace gender equality between men and women in employment and occupation. The fundamental measures in this area are the following: a. Equality Plans Said law defines the Equality Plans as “an ordered set of evaluable measures aimed at removing obstacles that hinder or […]
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Residency and work issues for United Kingdom citizens residing in Spain in case of a no-deal Brexit

The date originally planned for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union was March 29, 2019. However, the European Council and the United Kingdom have agreed to extend this date due to the difficulties encountered by the British Parliament to approve the Brexit agreement. The Royal Decree-Law 5/2019 was enacted on March […]
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Extension to paternity leave

Royal Decree-Law 6/2019, March 1, establishes a progressive increase in the duration of paternity leave, which, according to the schedule detailed below, will rise from the current five weeks to a total of sixteen weeks, thus achieving full parity with maternity leave. The calendar for the increase in the duration of paternity leave is as […]
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