Alcampo to close 25 stores in Spain with the loss of 710 jobs across 13 regions
The French retail chain Auchan, operating in Spain under the Alcampo brand, has announced plans to close 25 stores across the country, resulting in the
Employment
Draft bill to reduce Spain’s working week to 37.5 hours gets cabinet approval
Spain could soon see its standard working week shortened by 2.5 hours, following the cabinet’s approval of a draft bill on Tuesday to reduce it
Labour Day rallies in 80 cities across Spain call for shorter hours and fairer dismissals
Demonstrations and rallies took place across numerous major cities in Europe on Thursday, including 80 cities in Spain, in observance of Labour Day, with participants
Spain moves closer to reducing the work week by 2.5 hours
On Tuesday, the Spanish Cabinet approved a plan to reduce the standard work week for millions of employees by 2.5 hours, bringing it down to
Unemployment rate in Spain falls to lowest level since 2008 crisis
Unemployment in Spain fell last year to its lowest level since the 2008 global financial crisis, as the tourism-driven service sector performed strongly, official data
Spain to introduce shorter working week with same pay by end of 2025
Spain’s coalition government and the two largest trade unions, the UGT and CCOO, agreed on Friday to implement a shorter work week with the same
Spain’s Navantia steps in to buy Titanic builder, Harland and Wolff
The future of the Northern Ireland-based shipbuilder, Harland and Wolff, which famously built the Titanic, appears to have been safeguarded after the Spanish state-owned business
Spanish government unveils draft industry bill that will also fight ‘offshoring’
The Spanish government on Tuesday unveiled a draft bill designed to prevent manufacturing companies from moving jobs out of the country, especially if they have
Stellantis & Chinese firm CATL to invest €4.1bn in battery plant in Zaragoza, Spain
Car giant Stellantis and Chinese electric battery manufacturer CATL announced on Tuesday that they are going to build a major battery factory in Zaragoza, in
Spain approves ‘paid climate leave’ for workers during weather emergencies
Spain’s left-leaning coalition government has approved a ‘paid climate leave’ of up to four days for workers to avoid travelling during weather emergencies, a month
