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Right to privacy and digital disconnection: can the company call an employee on sick leave?
Absenteeism from work is a problem of concern to companies. One of its main causes is temporary incapacity, so it is common for organizations to consider implementing protocols to verify the employee’s state of health, in which the possibility of contacting the employee is contemplated. But can companies call employees on sick leave? According to […]
Infringement of the right to digital disconnection does not justify any additional compensation
The Labor Chamber of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia has determined that subduing an employee to very long working days and untimely working time, thus compromising his right to rest and digital disconnection, entitles the employee to the right to extinguish the contractual relationship, but not to be awarded any compensation associated with […]
‘Do not disturb’: Digital disconnection and training in the workplace in times of teleworking and COVID-19
Over the last few months the use of distance working in all its forms as a means of promoting flexibility and striking a work/life balance, as a temporary measure to contain COVID-19, is now commonplace in numerous sectors and companies. In this post we analyze the implications of telework in connection with the right to […]
Digital labor rights and substantial increases in contributions, some of the labor innovations for 2019
The month of December 2018 and the first few days of January 2019 have been particularly prolific with respect to labor innovations. Some of these innovations have been practically eclipsed, without having received the attention they deserve. Reading this post will bring you fully up to date with the most important labor innovations in the […]
Is your company ready for the new Strategic Plan of the Labor Inspectorate 2025-2027? Discover its 10 priority objectives
The new Strategic Plan of the Labor and Social Security Inspectorate establishes the priority lines of inspection action for the years 2025-2027, defined by 10 objectives (such as detecting fraud in recruitment or contributions, bringing undeclared employment to the surface, controlling working hours, or guaranteeing the rights to equality and inclusion and health and safety). […]
Ten possible changes in labor legislation expected by 2025
2025 is set to be a key year for labor relations in Spain, as major reforms that have been in the pipeline in recent times are expected. The reduction of the working day and other changes in working hours, possible changes in compensation for dismissals or termination of the contract due to permanent disability, the […]