Businesses now have ‘equality plans’ that stipulate their external legal service providers must share their values with regard to advancing the careers of women
Demand is growing for legal advice related to the drafting of employment contracts, collective bargaining agreements, hiring and social security issues
Developments in the areas of data protection and compliance are proving a challenge for lawyers, as such changes can mean employment legislation is quickly out of date, according to Dália Cardadeiro, partner at BAS
Two recent rulings, which declared the nullity of dismissals in certain circumstances, could potentially have a significant impact. The first one is related to the termination of an employee on long-time sickness leave, and the
Under Spanish law the status of a company executive officer who holds the position of general manager, or of senior executive (“alto directivo” in Spanish) and, at the same time, is a member of the
The labour market is still widely dominated by traditional forms of employment, although various economic crises, new market needs and international movement have led us to move away from the traditional notion of jobs for
Though some companies in Iberia are still having to make job cuts, employment lawyers in Spain and Portugal are increasingly handling matters concerned with improving the life of employees through measures such as flexible working
The Spanish court rulings that state employers must record their employees’ working hours are unworkable in practice, says Aurora Sanz, partner at Grant Thornton in Barcelona.
Law firms see an increase in instructions relating to human resources management and codes of conduct for employees as legal cases related to layoffs decline
