The Spanish impatriate tax regime, enacted in 2004, also known as the ‘Beckham Law’ – as football player David Beckham was one of the first individuals to apply it – was amended with effect from January 1, 2010, despite pressure from the Spanish football lobby, which has benefited extensively from it.
The question of whether an employer can run background checks and require medical examinations from job applicants has been an issue in Portugal for some time. It becomes even more complex when we need to address the issue of whether the employer may then keep and use data gathered from job applicants at a later […]
The Audiencia Nacional Employment Chamber judgment of 25 February 2009 confirmed in Spain the legality of the dual scale of rights (mainly in relation to salary) regulated by the current CLH (Tierra) collective bargaining agreement.
The current financial and economic crisis is affecting the performance of many companies and employers have inevitably felt the need to implement cost-saving measures.
In Spain, Article 38.1 of the Workers’ Statute establishes a period of paid annual leave of thirty days for employees, which is not susceptible to substitution by financial compensation, unless the employment contract is terminated.
Given the current economic context, the ongoing revision of Portugal’s Labour Code offers the potential to promote greater economic growth and business competitiveness, through its stated intention to increase productivity and employment levels.
