Working contract

If you are planning to live or work in Spain, one of the first administrative steps you will encounter is getting a Social Security number, known as the Número de la Seguridad Social (NUSS).

The Spanish Government has approved Sumar's motion to promote reducing the working week to 38.5 hours this year without pay cuts, with the only Vox voting against it and the PP and Junts abstaining. This is the first initiative on reducing working hours that the Lower House has debated and voted on

In a nutshell, the Digital Nomad Visa (DNV, going forward) introduces great tax breaks (for both employers and employees), streamlines the visa procedure (reducing waiting times), it allows for greater freedom, and most fundamentally reduces the admin control on applicants This visa is tailor made

85% of Spanish companies will have hybrid working models by 2023, with 64% of companies having already joined this trend, according to a study by IDG Research for Logitech and Microsoft.

The pandemic has created a major shift in the way people work in Spain and across Europe.

Unemployment in Spain rose by 70,900 people between January and March 2022, which is almost 2.3% more than in the previous quarter at the end of 2021, while employment fell by 100,200 jobs (-0.5%), its smallest decline in a first quarter since 2019, when 93,400 jobs were lost.

The commercial real estate company, Cushman & Wakefield, has drawn up plans of how offices may look after the coronavirus crisis in Spain and beyond.

Moving to Spain, getting an apartment, finding a job… it can all be very exhausting. When you finally get a job, you’d like to just sign the work contract without giving it a second thought. However, it’s very important to understand the basics of Spanish employment contracts before signing one.