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 Despite opposition from companies and business associations, Spain’s left-wing coalition government has confirmed that the country's minimum wage will be increased up to €1,000 gross over 14 payments, applicable from January 2022.  https://www.thelocal.es/20220209/confirmed-spain-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-e1000 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 17:17:36 +0100 confirmed-spain-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-e1000 Spain’s Council of Ministers on Tuesday approved the proposed rise of the country’s minimum wage from €950 to €965, a measure which will come into effect this September.  https://www.thelocal.es/20210928/confirmed-spain-immediately-raises-minimum-wage-by-e15 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:40:09 +0200 confirmed-spain-immediately-raises-minimum-wage-by-e15 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 Spain's leftwing government approved a minimum basic income scheme on Friday to tackle a spike in poverty stemming from the virus crisis that has forced many families to rely on food aid. https://www.thelocal.es/20200529/spain-approves-guaranteed-minimum-income-scheme-for-struggling-families Fri, 29 May 2020 18:28:01 +0200 spain-approves-guaranteed-minimum-income-scheme-for-struggling-families Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday his cabinet would approve next week a 22 percent increase in the monthly minimum wage to €1,050 ($1,192) in 2019. https://www.thelocal.es/20181212/spain-is-about-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-by-a-whopping-22-percent Wed, 12 Dec 2018 10:38:57 +0100 spain-is-about-to-raise-the-minimum-wage-by-a-whopping-22-percent The Spanish minimum wage of €648.60 ($730) a month is not sufficient to ensure a decent standard of living, the Council of Europe has said in a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20150123/spains-minimum-wage-inadequate-europe Fri, 23 Jan 2015 14:45:00 +0100 spains-minimum-wage-inadequate-europe Spanish police arrested 422 people as they swooped on a vast fake employment scam that cost the state at least €2.6 million ($3.6 million), the government said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140114/422-arrested Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:45:00 +0100 422-arrested More than half of all Spanish families say they are worse off now than they were a year ago, a new survey shows. This is despite Spanish government claims that the country's economy is improving. https://www.thelocal.es/20131231/struggling-spanish-families-sign-off-on-painful-2013 Tue, 31 Dec 2013 13:50:00 +0100 struggling-spanish-families-sign-off-on-painful-2013 The Spanish government is expected today to freeze the minimum wage in Spain at €645.30 ($890) per month, one of the lowest levels in western Europe, despite strong opposition from leading unions. https://www.thelocal.es/20131227/spanish-unions-slam-minimum-wage-freeze Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:23:00 +0100 spanish-unions-slam-minimum-wage-freeze Spanish police in Majorca have arrested a businessman in Majorca who was paying two of his staff just €1.17 ($1.34) an hour. https://www.thelocal.es/20131112/121-an-hour-man-arrested-for-paying-slave-wages Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:07:00 +0100 121-an-hour-man-arrested-for-paying-slave-wages The Spanish Government is looking at freezing its minimum wage — a sum which comes in at just €21.51 ($30) a day. https://www.thelocal.es/20131008/spain-mulls-21-a-day-minimum-wage-freeze Tue, 08 Oct 2013 15:39:00 +0200 spain-mulls-21-a-day-minimum-wage-freeze The IMF told Spain on Friday it faces five more years with an unemployment rate topping 25 percent as it pressed Madrid to enact new reforms including measures to help firms slash wages instead of axing staff. https://www.thelocal.es/20130802/imf-posts-grim-jobless-warning-for-spain Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:32:00 +0200 imf-posts-grim-jobless-warning-for-spain