Spain
Spain to introduce legislation to protect remote workers
Spain is pushing through legislation that will protect the rights of staff who work from home.
The draft legislation was...
Coronavirus and travel: seven questions about quarantine
On Saturday, the government announced that anyone returning from Spain, including the Balearics and Canaries, must self-isolate on their return...
Spanish holidays: how should employers handle staff quarantine?
Employers should prepare policies that outline how they will handle employees who are forced to quarantine after travelling abroad.
Nissan plant in Barcelona to close as Sunderland stays safe
Hundreds of Spanish Nissan workers have burnt tyres outside a factory that the Japanese car maker has announced is to...
Spain may launch permanent universal basic income
New income system will continue after the coronavirus crisis in the country abates, signals deputy prime minister.
How Europe is supporting workers in the coronavirus outbreak
As chancellor Rishi Sunak prepares to announce plans to support the wages of millions of worker we look at similar schemes in their infancy on the Continent.
Pay can be deducted for smoking and coffee breaks, Spanish court rules
Companies in Spain can make wage deductions for employees who take coffee or smoking breaks during working hours, the country’s...
Coronavirus: Employers ‘quarantining’ own staff before trade show
Employers are quarantining their own staff as the coronavirus outbreak...
Spanish supermarket covert surveillance did not violate human rights
The European Court of Human Rights has overturned a previous judgment it made in the case of López Ribalda and...
Burger King’s beard ban violated workers’ rights, Catalan authorities rule
Burger King’s policy banning staff from having beards, moustaches and stubble violated employees’ rights under Spanish law, authorities in Catalonia...
Ryanair sacks stranded cabin crew for ‘breach of trust’
Six Ryanair cabin crew were dismissed by the airline this week for “breach of trust” after a photograph was circulated...
EU immigrants fear discrimination amid Brexit debate
Europeans working in the UK fear the impact of a Brexit vote according to research released today, one month ahead...
Congratulation leave? Unusual types of leave from around the world
Anyone thinking that the UK’s upcoming grandparental leave is unnecessary meddling by law-makers should look beyond these shores at the...
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