Publications - Labor and Employment
COVID-19: Companies should be aware of new deadlines and deferrals, as well as to covenant review, analyzing carefully their financial situation
A constant stream of new legislation is being approved that affects businesses. Every week Garrigues provides a summary of the main issues that companies need to take a look at over the coming days. This week we feature the new legislation approved…
COVID-19: What precautions should companies take when processing personal data within an employment context?
Within the context of the global spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), companies have discovered a new reality, which also raises questions within the scope of the processing of personal data, in particular the fulfillment of the General Data Protection…
Sports & Entertainment Magazine - April 2020
Magazine of the Sports & Entertainment industry corresponding to the last quarter focusing on tax and legal matters of interest in the field of Sports.
COVID-19: Key new legislation introduced in Royal Decree-Law 11/2020
We analyze the measures introduced by Royal Decree-Law 11/2020, from every angle of business law: corporate/commercial contracts, tax, labor and employment, restructuring and insolvency, procedures and administrative law.
COVID-19: Companies face new employee-related measures, the first tranche of guarantees and the beginning of the personal income tax season, among other news
The toughening of lockdown measures in Spain and resulting closure of all business activities not classed as essential makes it absolutely necessary to keep very much in sight this week the measures approved in the labor and employment field. In the…
Workers in non-essential services will be compelled to take recoverable paid leave
This measure will not apply to the activities and cases listed in the annex to the royal decree-law, or to employees who are already working remotely or employees of any companies that have already applied for or are implementing a temporary layoff…
Force majeure and the grounds for suspension of contracts due to Covid-19 cannot be regarded as justifying dismissal
Royal Decree-Law 9/2020, including a number of additional measures to Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, has been published and contains provisions on the application process for unemployment benefit, the monitoring of temporary layoffs (ERTEs) or the tolling…
Labour matters in Anti-Crisis Shield
The package of the so-called "Anti-Crisis Shield", as announced, includes a number of changes, among others, directly affecting employers and employees, which are to mitigate, at least in part, the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. At…
Support for foreigners in the Anti-Crisis Shield
When developing the Anti-Crisis Shield project, the government also took into account the difficult situation of foreigners staying in Poland during a pandemic and some of the new provisions are intended to make life easier for those who are waiting…
COVID-19: What should companies be aware of in the next few days?
The global health alert triggered by the spread of the new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, is creating great challenges for companies. Governments around the world are tackling the situation by approving drastic…
COVID-19: Polish anti-crisis shield
During the press conference, the President of Poland and the Prime Minister, following the meeting of the Cabinet Council, announced an outline of package of support actions for the society and entrepreneurs referred to as “Anti-crisis Shield…
Spain: Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 of March 17, 2020 launches urgent and extraordinary measures to confront the economic and social impact of COVID-19
The March 18, 2020 edition of the Official State Gazette has published Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 of March 17, 2020 on urgent and extraordinary measures to confront the economic and social impact of COVID-19. The decree-law comes into force on its…