If you’re employed by a company in Spain, you may have noticed that what you get paid each month is sometimes higher and other times lower. Here's why this happens and how you can understand it better.
Spain has amended its immigration laws to make it easier for non-EU citizens (UK nationals, Americans etc) to work in the country in a bid to address some of its most pressing labour shortages. Here are the changes, the reasons why they’re being introduced and more.
Spain's unemployment rate fell in the second quarter of 2022, data showed on Thursday, helped by a recovery in the tourism sector and reforms aimed at cutting the use of temporary contracts.
Six months after Spain pushed through a key reform aimed at reducing labour market insecurity, the number of temporary contracts has fallen sharply, giving the government some welcome breathing space in a difficult economic context. But is it a "dressed up" reality?
In normal times, Pablo González would never have considered closing his restaurant at the height of summer. But this year, he's been forced to do just that for one day a week due to a lack of staff.
After the Spanish government proposed plans for a four-day work week in 2021, this slowly appears to be becoming reality as one of the country's biggest companies starts to offer the option to its employees.
There are 50,000 job vacancies for waiters in Spain despite a national unemployment rate that still hovers around 13 percent. Why, now more than ever, are Spaniards not prepared to spend their summers waiting tables?
The number of jobseekers in Spain fell below three million in May 2022 for the first time in 15 years thanks to an increase in job creation, government figures showed Thursday.
"Funcionario" (civil servant) jobs are very sought-after in Spain, and in 2022 the Spanish government has created more public job positions than ever before. But are foreigners able to apply? And is a job for the Spanish State worth considering?
Spain’s government approved Tuesday a plan to spend €12 billion in the semiconductor and microchip sector amid persistent worldwide shortage of the devices that has disrupted the electronics and automotive industries.
What happens if you start a romantic relationship with someone at work in Spain? Is there any risk of you losing your job? And do you have to tell your boss?
The phenomenon sweeping across the US, where millions have quit their jobs during the pandemic, has now arrived in Spain, despite an unemployment rate of 13.5 percent and 109,000 job vacancies.
Spain’s new labour reform, which includes measures targeting the job precariousness of temporary contracts, appears to be paying off as 48 percent of people hired in April 2022 have been offered permanent contracts.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday announced his government will use €11 billion of EU funds for Spain to become a manufacturer of microchips, key components in our digital world and an element of "global geostrategic importance”.
The Spanish government on Tuesday banned firms which get state aid to deal with the economic impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine from firing workers over rising energy prices.
Tech workers who have dreamt of living and working in Spain are in luck, as some of the biggest tech companies in the world are looking to invest heavily in Spain in the coming months and years, creating thousands of jobs in the process.
If you’re setting up a business in Spain and need to hire staff, you’ll need to know all the legalities involved. Here’s what you need to know when you employ someone in Spain.
European Union judges on Thursday ruled that there is no valid reason for Spain not to offer domestic workers in the country the right to unemployment benefits as is the case for other contract employees.
The Spanish government has suggested changes to the new controversial social security rates for aútonomos which they want to introduce in 2023, this time proposing that contributions on “real earnings” should be between €214 and €991 rather than between €184 and €1,267.
Before the pandemic, remote working was a relatively uncommon practice in Spanish companies. We spoke to locals and foreigners in Spain about the issues they’ve come up against, what the main positives are, and whether they believe 'el teletrabajo' will become a permanent option here in the future.
Spain’s left-wing coalition government has proposed raising the minimum wage for the second time in the last six months to almost €1,000 in 14 payments, a move that could benefit 2 million people in the country.
The Spanish government on Thursday managed to pass a long-awaited labour reform aimed at ending rampant job insecurity with a majority of just one, but it has emerged that a PP deputy accidentally voted for the legislation and in doing so tipped the balance in favour of the government.
