A GUIDE TO EMPLOYMENT IN SPAIN

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  1. Foreword
  2. A quick overview of the Spanish system, and insight into the providers of professional labour services, labour conflict resolution system and tribunals.
  3. Legal structure of labour law and the role of Convenios (collective labour agreements).
  4. A summary of the typical clauses contained in a Convenio and the role of Convenios as employment manuals.
  5. Foreign Companies as Employers in Spain.
  6. Typical labour contracts:
  7. Special types of employment:(Pending publication)
  8. Maternity and paternity leave (Pending publication)
  9. Employee absences due to general illness and work related illnesses
  10. Guarda legal –the right to reduced hours of work due to family responsibilities. (To be reviewed – pending publication)
  11. Homeworking
  12. Hours of work. (Pending publication)
  13. Overtime hours
  14. Register of hours worked
  15. Minimum wage. (Pending publication)
  16. Employment of persons approaching and beyond normal retirement age. (Pending publication)
  17. Employee holidays and bank holidays.
  18. Termination of employment. (Pending publication)
    • employee voluntary resignation.
    • by unilateral employer decision – justified by behaviour of employee.
    • by unilateral employer decision – justified by economic downturn or restructuring of business for production purposes. Indemnities payable to employee.
    • by unilateral employer decision – unjustified by lawful and objective reason. Indemnities payable to employee.