Publications - Labor and Employment
The Council of the European Union adopts the Recommendation on developing framework conditions for the social economy and Conclusions on mental health and precarious work
The Recommendation includes measures promoting the role of the social economy in labor market integration and social inclusion. The Conclusions on mental health and precarious work contain a set of suggestions with the aim of promoting the…
Teleworking in Portugal: limits regarding the tax exemption and exclusion of social security contributions of the compensation amount due to the employees
The Ordinance no. 292-A/2023 foresees the exemption limits for tax purposes and exclusion from social security contributions regarding the compensation due to the additional expenses that the employees who carry their activities under a…
Spain: The internal whistleblowing channel and its impact on labor relations (I)
In this first installment on the recently introduced whistleblower protection law, the author raises questions about the requirements to be met by the complaints channel or the possibility of sharing the system and the resources allocated to its…
Labor Newsletter - September 2023
En este nuevo número de nuestra Newsletter Laboral, contamos con un artículo de Federico Durán sobre el canal de denuncias interno y su incidencia en las relaciones laborales. También repasamos las principales novedades, normativa y sentencias de…
Social Security Multilateral Convention of Portuguese Language Countries Community (“CPLP”) was approved
Decree no. 24/2023, of 25 August was published, approving the Multilateral Convention on Social Security of Portuguese Language Countries Community (“CPLP”).
Spain: 2023 Progress Report on the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy
The Spanish Government report takes stock of the goals met and the work still to be done over the next 7 years.
Social Security Convention between Portugal and East Timor
Decree no. 21/2023, 7 August was published in the official gazette. This Decree introduced the Convention on Social Security between the Portuguese Republic and the Democratic Republic of East Timor.
The new social rights and covering their cost
Companies do not have an unlimited capacity to take on their new employment obligations.
Labor Newsletter - July 2023
En este nuevo número de nuestra Newsletter Laboral, contamos con un nuevo artículo de Federico Durán y repasamos las principales novedades, normativa y sentencias de las últimas semanas.
Spain: These are the social security rules applicable to workers relocated abroad
A new piece of legislation defines in detail the cases in which relocated workers will be treated as having registered status for social security purposes, such as in the absence of a bilateral agreement, where such an agreement does not apply to…
Spain: Royal Decree 668/2023 amends the regulations on pension plans and funds
The royal decree contains, among other new legislation, implementation of the rules on simplified occupational pension plans, the rules on the non-discrimination principle and the provisions on merging plans where corporate transactions result in…
Spain: The Royal Decree implementing the RED Mechanism provides that closures of work centers will require six months’ notice
The RED Mechanism for employment flexibility and stabilization created in the recent labor reform allows measures for the reduction of working hours and suspension of employment contracts. The legislation also amends the regulations governing…