
Recognition of unemployment benefits in the Special System for Household Employees and other modifications of special relevance
Royal Decree-Law 16/2022, of September 6, for the improvement of working conditions and social security for domestic workers, has been published.
On Tuesday, September 6, the Council of Ministers approved the Royal Decree-Law…

Self-employed workers may change their contribution base up to six times a year by providing proof of income
The recent publication in the Spanish Official State Gazette of Royal Decree 504/2022 of 27 June updates the regulations for workers included in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA).
As has been announced…

New guide to facilitate transparency in the use of algorithms in the labour field and launch of the Max algorithm to prosecute fraudulent overtime
The government, under the impulse of the Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda Díaz, has published a practical guide and the tool on the business obligation to report the use of algorithms in the field of employment.…

Advances for the recognition of unemployment benefit in the Special System for Domestic Employees
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on 24 February that the exclusion of domestic servants from unemployment benefits under Spanish law is contrary to EU law.
A Galician domestic worker applied to the TGSS…

Increase in the Minimum Interprofessional Wage by 2022
Royal Decree 152/2022 of 22 February has established a Minimum Interprofessional Wage for 2022 of 1,000 euros per month.
Today, Wednesday 23 February, the new Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI) has been published in…

Main labour aspects and novelties of the General State Budget for 2022
We analyse the most relevant labour aspects of Law 22/2021 published on 29 December 2021.
On 29 December 2021, the new State Budget was published. Below is a summary and schematic presentation of the most relevant points…

Modification of the pension system
(Law 21/2021 of 28 December on guaranteeing the purchasing power of pensions and other measures to strengthen the financial and social sustainability of the public pension system).
Below are those modifications that refer…

Obligation for companies to have a complaints channel and a harassment protocol
17 December is the deadline for EU countries to transpose into national legislation the EU Directive 1937/2019 which obliges companies to have a protocol for reporting irregular practices.
The deadline for Spain to adapt…

Strategic Plan of the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023
In the coming years, the Labour and Social Security Inspectorate will focus on ensuring decent work, the fight against precariousness and labour fraud.
The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy has recently published the…

Increase in the Minimum Interprofessional Wage as of September this year
Royal Decree 817/2021 of 28 September has established a Minimum Interprofessional Wage for 2021 of 965 euros per month.
Yesterday, Wednesday 29 September, the new Minimum Interprofessional Wage (SMI) was published in the…

Automation and increased sanctions by the Labour Inspectorate
The Labour Inspectorate is becoming more effective in sanctioning by increasing sanctions in the social sphere and implementing automation processes using mass data analysis.
Royal Decree 688/2021, of 3 August, amended…

Direct aid for the self-employed and companies in Catalonia
Call for applications for applications for aid to support the solvency of companies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is now open.
On 14 June 2021, Order Eco/127/2021 was published, opening the registration procedure…