Spain’s new draft ‘family law’ bill to help working parents
The Spanish government has introduced a new draft ‘family law’ bill that aims to help working parents balance the tasks of raising children with their jobs....
Employment
Spanish government to pay €150k to SMEs to test a four-day work week
The Spanish government is to pay €150,000 to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) that take part in a trial to adopt a four-day working week without...
Amazon Web Services to invest €2.5bn in Spain over 10 years and create 1,300 jobs
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com company, plans to invest €2.5 billion in Spain over the next 10 years, which will create over 1,300 jobs, the...
28% of Spaniards drop out of post-compulsory education – the highest in the EU
According to data for 2021 compiled by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 28% of Spaniards aged between 25 and 34 had left school without graduating...
Spain fines the food delivery firm Glovo €79 million
Spain has fined delivery company Glovo nearly 79 million euros for violating a 2021 law that obliged app-based food delivery platforms to make their riders...
Spain gives labour benefits and job protection measures to domestic cleaners
The Spanish government approved a bill on Tuesday to give hundreds of thousands of domestic cleaners and carers the right to unemployment benefits and other...
Spain’s unemployment rate drops due to tourism recovery and permanent hirings
The number of people unemployed in Spain remained below three million for the second month running, and falling to 12.48% for April-June 2022 compared to...
Spain passes bill to help legalise foreign workers, regulate hospitality & farming sectors
Spain is easing requirements for foreign workers, who are without legal documents, in an effort to bring thousands of workers into its official labour force...
Unemployment in Spain below three million for first time since 2008
The number of people unemployed in Spain fell below three million in May for the first time since 2008, government figures showed on Thursday. By...
Permanent job contracts reach record high in Spain, following labour reform
The number of people registering as unemployed in Spain fell 2.77% in April to 3.02 million people, the lowest level since July 2019, as hirings...
