The Labour Reform, published by Royal Decree-Law 32/2021 dated December 28, 2021, has the essential purpose of reducing the level of precariousness and the high rate of temporary employment in the Spanish Labour market. To this end, and to promote permanent contracts, various measures are implemented aimed at strengthening the legal limitations for the use… Poursuivre la lecture Labour reform: Tightening of restrictions on temporary hiring
Catégorie : Labor
Corporate responsibility for lack of safety measures in the event of an occupational accident
An occupational accident, when accompanied by a lack of safety measures, can lead to the company having to assume a series of responsibilities. The Law on the Prevention of Occupational Risks establishes the obligation of companies to ensure the health and safety of their workers, providing them with effective protection against occupational risks. Failure to… Poursuivre la lecture Corporate responsibility for lack of safety measures in the event of an occupational accident
Preventive measures to deal with the coronavirus crisis in the workplace
On March 4, 2020, the Ministry for Work and Social Economy published a guide providing the necessary labour legislation on the measures to be taken by companies and employees who may be at risk of coronavirus infection. The measures are analysed below from two perspectives:1) Measures for the prevention of occupational hazards and protection of… Poursuivre la lecture Preventive measures to deal with the coronavirus crisis in the workplace
Fraudulent practices in contracts for student interns: “fake interns”
The hiring of student interns by companies using the formulation “internship agreement” signed with schools or universities has increased significantly in recent years. This type of agreement is very attractive for the company, since labour law is not applicable to the student interns (there is no mandatory minimum wage, or severance pay, etc.), and, in… Poursuivre la lecture Fraudulent practices in contracts for student interns: “fake interns”
The Constitutional Court annuls the method of calculating the retirement pension for part-time workers
The Judgment of the Constitutional Court of July 3, 2019 has annulled the current system of calculation of retirement pension for part-time workers, on the understanding that this system implies a violation of equal rights for full-time employees and part-time employees, as well as indirect gender discrimination against women. The aforementioned calculation system had two… Poursuivre la lecture The Constitutional Court annuls the method of calculating the retirement pension for part-time workers
Video surveillance in disciplinary dismissal. New data protection regulation
Pamplona Employment Tribunal No. 3 has settled a claim for disciplinary dismissal in a case of aggression on account of a fistfight between two company employees who came to blows. At the end of the working day, two employees were recorded by the company’s video surveillance cameras engaging in a fight in the car park,… Poursuivre la lecture Video surveillance in disciplinary dismissal. New data protection regulation