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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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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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Labour news for 2019

Royal Decree 1462/2018 establishes that the Minimum Interprofessional Salary (MIS) for 2019 will be 14 payments of 900 Euros gross monthly salary each year, which is an increase of 22.30% with respect to 2018. Royal Decree 28/2018 introduces a whole raft of new measures for 2019, among which the following stand out: – The minimum […]
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Do digital platforms deliver restaurant food to our homes using fake self-employed workers?

In recent years, digital platforms which provide a food delivery service from restaurants to our homes have proliferated (such as “Deliveroo”, “Glovo”, “Just Eat”, “Take Eat Easy”, “Uber Eats, etc.). The business model is a platform connecting restaurants to customers’ homes. An app coordinates delivery from restaurant to customer. Delivery persons riding bicycles or motorbikes […]
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Maternity benefits paid by Social Security are exempt from Personal Income Tax (I.R.P.F.).

Sentence No. 1462/2018 issued by the Supreme Court on October 3, 2018, declares that maternity benefits paid by Social Security should be considered as income exempt from I.R.P.F. This ruling rejects the thesis maintained during the legal proceedings by the State Bar, which argued that such maternity benefits should be considered as income subject to […]
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Fair dismissal of an employee who was offered the opportunity to continue working in a company by reducing his number of working hours.

Sentence nº 576/2018 by the Supreme Court on May 30, 2018, analyses the following assumption of fact: – There is a reduced level of production at a company and this decrease in the production level causes a reduction in the number of paid hours that the company can offer the employee. – The company offers […]
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