https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Bank of Spain has warned of the "collateral damage" the country's job market suffered the last time the minimum wage was raised, amid reports the Spanish government is considering revising this figure again and giving more rights to temporary workers. https://www.thelocal.es/20210609/why-the-bank-of-spain-believes-raising-the-minimum-wage-will-hurt-job-creation Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:13:46 +0200 why-the-bank-of-spain-believes-raising-the-minimum-wage-will-hurt-job-creation The Spanish government is considering raising the minimum wage in 2021 by an amount which is yet to be confirmed, but which is expected to be between €50 and €250 more per month than the current base salary. Here’s what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.es/20210603/explained-how-spain-plans-to-raise-its-minimum-wage-by-as-much-as-e250 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 14:50:14 +0200 explained-how-spain-plans-to-raise-its-minimum-wage-by-as-much-as-e250 Pablo Iglesias, Spain's deputy Prime Minister, has confirmed that the government is analyzing the possibility of introducing a four-day work week. https://www.thelocal.es/20201204/the-spanish-government-is-discussing-the-possibility-of-a-four-day-work-week Fri, 04 Dec 2020 12:13:43 +0100 the-spanish-government-is-discussing-the-possibility-of-a-four-day-work-week Spanish companies must now reveal wage differentials between male and female employees to allow women to demand greater equality, under a government decree adopted on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20201014/spanish-firms-face-fines-over-gender-pay-gap Wed, 14 Oct 2020 11:58:42 +0200 spanish-firms-face-fines-over-gender-pay-gap Spain's new Socialist government under Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday brokered an accord with unions and bosses lifting the minimum wage 5.5 percent or €59.8 euros to €1,108 ($1,230) gross a month. https://www.thelocal.es/20200123/spains-new-government-raises-minimum-wage Thu, 23 Jan 2020 10:43:21 +0100 spains-new-government-raises-minimum-wage Is working Spaniards' traditional mid-morning break at the bar under threat? https://www.thelocal.es/20190516/spain-wants-coffee-and-cigarette-breaks-at-work-to-go-unpaid Thu, 16 May 2019 14:33:27 +0200 spain-wants-coffee-and-cigarette-breaks-at-work-to-go-unpaid Spain's Socialist cabinet on Friday approved a plan to persuade some of the roughly one million workers who left the country during its 2008-2013 economic slump to return home. https://www.thelocal.es/20190322/spain-launches-plan-to-lure-back-workers-who-left-during-crisis Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:31:01 +0100 spain-launches-plan-to-lure-back-workers-who-left-during-crisis The Spanish government said Wednesday it is working on a plan to persuade skilled workers who left the country during its 2008-2013 economic slump to return home. https://www.thelocal.es/20181114/spain-wants-to-woo-back-skilled-workers-who-left-due-to-crisis Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:08:18 +0100 spain-wants-to-woo-back-skilled-workers-who-left-due-to-crisis Spain may be the EU's poster child for economic recovery, but impressive growth rates have failed to make a dent in the number of people struggling to make ends meet despite having jobs, the "working poor". https://www.thelocal.es/20181114/working-poor-abound-in-spain-despite-economic-recoveryr Wed, 14 Nov 2018 12:07:12 +0100 working-poor-abound-in-spain-despite-economic-recoveryr We’re interested in your experiences working internationally. Complete our quick survey and tell us what it's been like. https://www.thelocal.es/20180530/working-internationally-tell-us-about-it Wed, 30 May 2018 14:30:11 +0200 working-internationally-tell-us-about-it A Spanish judge has ordered a supermarket to reinstate a worker who was sacked after being caught on video eating a pasty. https://www.thelocal.es/20180511/spanish-supermarket-worker-wins-spy-cam-case-over-empanadilla Fri, 11 May 2018 12:17:07 +0200 spanish-supermarket-worker-wins-spy-cam-case-over-empanadilla A new report by the European Commission warns that while Spain's economy is improving it is among the worst performers in the union for income inequality, and young people are in a risky position. https://www.thelocal.es/20171124/spain-one-of-the-worst-eu-countries-for-income-inequality-report Fri, 24 Nov 2017 12:00:59 +0100 spain-one-of-the-worst-eu-countries-for-income-inequality-report A branch of Lidl in Barcelona fired one of its employees of 12 years for working too much by turning up early for shifts to get the store in good shape. https://www.thelocal.es/20171026/barcelona-supermarket-fires-employee-for-working-too-much Thu, 26 Oct 2017 14:10:44 +0200 barcelona-supermarket-fires-employee-for-working-too-much The European Union supposedly gives all citizens equal access to live and work in any member state, but in reality the bureaucracy surrounding things like Spain’s NIE number gets foreigners tied up in knots, writes Sara Berg, a Swede living in Girona. https://www.thelocal.es/20170210/working-in-spain-eu-citizens-still-need-to-jump-through-hoops Fri, 10 Feb 2017 15:38:32 +0100 working-in-spain-eu-citizens-still-need-to-jump-through-hoops Luis Lag is one of thousands of Spaniards who went abroad during the crisis. This "very good decision" allowed him to find a better job when he eventually came back. https://www.thelocal.es/20160731/spaniards-chased-away-by-crisis-return-home Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:25:16 +0200 spaniards-chased-away-by-crisis-return-home A new report shows young Spaniards are finding it harder than ever to fly the nest. https://www.thelocal.es/20160704/80-percent-of-20-something-spaniards-still-live-at-home Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:08:39 +0200 80-percent-of-20-something-spaniards-still-live-at-home A civil servant in southern Spain failed to turn up at the office for six years but no-one noticed and he still collected his salary each month, it has emerged. https://www.thelocal.es/20160212/spanish-civil-servant-takes-6-years-off-work-no-one-notices Fri, 12 Feb 2016 15:59:50 +0100 spanish-civil-servant-takes-6-years-off-work-no-one-notices Spain's economy expanded by 1.4 percent in 2014, after five years of recession or no growth, the country's national statistics agency Ine said on Thursday, confirming a provisional figure published in late January. https://www.thelocal.es/20150226/spains-economy-grows-by-14-percent-in-2014-official Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:49:48 +0100 spains-economy-grows-by-14-percent-in-2014-official Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy predicted on Tuesday that Spain's economy, the eurozone's fourth largest, could grow by 2.4 percent in 2015, raising the previous 2.0 percent forecast. https://www.thelocal.es/20150224/spain-to-create-half-a-million-jobs-in-2015-pm Tue, 24 Feb 2015 14:58:00 +0100 spain-to-create-half-a-million-jobs-in-2015-pm Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy revised up his 2014–2015 jobs growth forecast on Sunday as the country heads deeper into election territory. https://www.thelocal.es/20150119/spain-to-create-1-million-jobs-in-two-years-pm Mon, 19 Jan 2015 14:02:06 +0100 spain-to-create-1-million-jobs-in-two-years-pm