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Revolution in access to active retirement: from April 2025 it is not necessary to have a full contribution career
In April 2025, new rules on access to the retirement pension introduced by Royal Decree-Law 11/2024, of 23 December, to improve the compatibility of the retirement pension with work, came into force. Among other issues, the requirements for access to active retirement are modified, expanding the possibilities for employees who wish to extend their working […]
Permanent disability no longer automatically terminates the employment contract
Since May 1, 2025, in Spain, permanent disability has ceased to be a case of automatic termination of the employment contract. With the reform of article 49 of the Workers’ Statute, this termination is conditioned to a series of factors and subject to compliance with certain requirements, which we explain in this post. On April […]
Artificial Intelligence: Can It Also Help Prevent Occupational Hazards?
On World Day for Safety and Health, commemorated every year on April 28, we reflect on the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence for preventing occupational hazards. The International Labor Organization (ILO) annually commemorates World Day for Safety and Health on April 28. To this end, this year it launched the campaign “Revolutionizing health and […]
Countdown to the implementation of company mobility plans in Catalonia
August 10, 2025 is the deadline for certain workplaces located in Catalonia (Spain) to adopt a company mobility plan, which must be drawn up with the participation of the workforce and is subject to a report from the competent territorial authority in matters of mobility. Decree 132/2024, of July 30, approving the Air Quality Plan, […]
Work center or place of work? A difference that marks important legal obligations
Determining whether a physical space where one or more employees provide services is a work center is crucial because this qualification gives rise to several specific formal obligations, which do not exist if it is not and it is just a mere place of work. The Workers’ Statute (WS) defined the concept of work center […]
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: an overview of the legislation applicable in Spain
In the week in which the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed, we review the main international, European and Spanish regulations that seek the elimination of racial discrimination in the workplace. In 1966, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) proclaimed March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial […]