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Workers with COVID-19: is the termination of a contract during the trial period null and void?
One of the main features of a trial period is that, while it lasts, both parties can terminate the employment contract without having to allege any grounds whatsoever. However, the termination of a contract during the trial period when the worker has or may have COVID-19 is giving rise to very different judgments. A common […]
Can an employer be liable for discrimination against a female employee by a third party?
Neither the annual holding of International Women’s Day on March 8, or the profuse existing legislation prevent gender inequality scenarios from continuing to happen. The president of the European Commission was recently ignored by the Ugandan foreign affairs minister because she is a woman. The question that arises from this scenario is what claimable obligations […]
An equality plan, the best gift to celebrate International Women’s Day
This year’s International Women’s Day in 2022 is commemorated after the entry in force of the obligation for all companies (unless they have fewer than 50 workers) to draw up and implement an equality plan. The companies employing between 50 and 99 workers are already obliged to have an equality plan. For companies with larger […]
The labor reform will increase the number of worker representatives at companies
Following the labor reform introduced by Royal Decree-law 32/2021, published on December 30, 2021, an unprecedented reduction is foreseen in Spain in temporary contracts. This will also mean a significant increase in indefinite-term contracts and, especially, seasonal contracts, therefore with an increase in the number of worker representatives and trade union presence at companies. Until […]
Is it possible to pay an employee’s salary in cryptocurrency?
Could companies pay their employees’ salaries in cryptocurrency for consumption in a virtual reality? Or as salary in kind? The absence of a legal framework covering these possibilities makes them difficult to implement for the time being. It will also be necessary for the courts and tribunals to reach decisions on such an innovative issue. […]
How to reduce the employer’s liability in work-related accidents with a preventive culture
As a basic foundation of occupational risk prevention obligations, Law 31/1995 of November 8, 1995 (LPRL) establishes the employer as the principal guarantor of the health and safety of the employees under its charge, given that it is the title holder of the authority of management and organization of the company. This involves liability on […]