25 Jan, 2016
In an earlier post we gave a brief description of the so-called “Austrian model” (or “Austrian backpack”) for severance pay, based on monthly economic contributions made in favor of employees and accumulated throughout their...
20 Oct, 2015
In its Judgment of July 22, 2015 (appeal 2161/2014), among others, the Supreme Court recently analyzed the possibility of payment in installments of severance for dismissal agreed upon at the end of the relevant consultation...
15 Apr, 2015
On September 29, 2014, the Supreme Court handed down a judgment reinterpreting the method of calculating severance for dismissal for contracts signed prior to the 2012 Labor Reform. The 2012 Labor Reform amended the amount of severance for unjustified dismissal, reducing it from...
7 Apr, 2015
In recent years, the severance payable for unfair dismissal in Spain has been subject to several reforms. The 2012 Labor Reform reduced the amount of severance for unjustified dismissal in contracts signed thereafter from 45 to 33 days’ salary per year...
29 May, 2014
As discussed in previous posts, the changes ushered in by Royal Decree-Law 16/2013, of December 20, 2013, on measures to encourage stable hiring and improve the employability of workers, entered into force on December...
15 Apr, 2014
Whether disastrous or otherwise, the Judgment by the Labor Chamber of the Supreme Court, of March 26, 2014, upholding the ruling by the National Appellate Court, has declared the right of professional sportspersons to receive the severance...
