Category: Legislative developments
Workforce planning by employers may be the key following the end of the state of emergency
All forecasts point to a gradual recovery of activity, meaning that the return to normality may be accompanied by changes to businesses and to labor relations. COVID-19 and the declaration of the state of emergency have led to stagnation in many industries, with activity being brought to a standstill or a sharp drop in demand for […]
Resuming of non-essential activities: What should be taken into account?
The role of companies as guarantors of the health and safety of their employees is having an impact on the general welfare of the population. The following is a review of everything companies have to take into account in this new scenario, after resuming non-essential activities. Thursday, April 9 saw the formal termination of the […]
The ERTEe (temporary layoff procedure) in times of COVID-19
The effects of COVID-19 were already being felt by companies weeks ago. It was forcing them to look into the possibility of taking measures aimed at reducing working hours or suspending the contracts of some of their employees. The exponential increase in the number of people affected by COVID-19, in what is an unprecedented health […]
Dismissal based on absenteeism: chronicle of a death foretold
law on grounds of urgency and need, even though it had existed for forty years. This post analyzes the dying days of dismissal for absenteeism and the arduous battle to defend productivity. Since the publication of the Constitutional Court judgment of October 16, 2019, which upheld the constitutionality of section d) of article 52 of […]
National appellate court looks into time recording, beyond the coffee break
The Labor Chamber at Spain’s Appellate Court has delivered a widely reported judgment (December 10, 2019), underlining that it is valid to deduct smoking, breakfast or coffee breaks from actual working hours. Beyond this issue, however, two other no less important topics went unnoticed: how to compute the actual working hours of employees who travel […]
Towards a green work model: 10 initiatives in the working environment
Companies can promote small changes in the working environment which contribute to environmental conservation: from arranging buses or company routes to teleworking, including the creation of the necessary jobs to monitor sustainable development. The connection between environmental issues and those of the world of work may seem remote, since they are of such a different […]