Manuel V. Gómez

Agencies have increased staff to process filings tied to temporary layoff schemes in a bid to start paying benefits by early May

Jobless claims surged by 302,000 people and social security affiliations slumped by over 800,000

With the economy in slow motion, small businesses may soon benefit from extended deadlines on social security payment obligations

Spain’s biggest labor unions also support the move, but businesses warn of “negative impact” on companies

PM Pedro Sánchez calls it “the greatest mobilization of resources in the country’s entire democratic history”

Pedro Sánchez recommends remote working and the closure of schools across the country, not just in high-transmission areas

Although turnout was lower than previous years, tens of thousands of people across the country took to the street to protest for greater gender equality

Registered unemployment rose by 90,248, making this the worst month of January since 2014

While employment is growing in aggregate terms, there is a lot of instability due to the high number of temporary positions

But many of the new contracts are temporary while permanent ones continued to fall as part of an ongoing trend in 2019

From today, a new law will force all companies in Spain to track the number of hours their employees work, in a bid to clamp down on the widespread practice of unpaid overtime

New data shows jobless rate has inched up to 14.7%, but minister says seasonal factors are to blame

A new decree has been passed that aims to reduce the pay gap and promote greater equality

The unemployment rate has also dropped to 14.45%, thanks mostly to the public sector

But unemployment also grew last month, with a total of 3.2 million people out of work, according to figures released on Monday by the Labor Ministry

More than two million people are employed by the sector but many are on temporary contracts

Economy exceeds growth forecasts with nearly 470,000 new positions created between April and June

A detailed report covering 2015-2017 concludes that the firm’s employees are not self-employed, given that the company controls all aspects of their activity

Hundreds of thousands of protestors took to the streets on Thursday in 120 different cities, calling for more to be done about the pay gap, gender violence and harassment, among other issues

Pay gap occurs across all observed variables, including age, education and years of service

New study shows females spend 26.5 hours on non-remunerated jobs while males only do 14 hours

Record number of employment contracts in 2017 but goal of permanent work elusive for many

Madrid also criticized for failure of poverty-reduction measures and elevated school drop-out rate

The collective bargaining deal will affect 137,000 people employed in key sector of regional economy

Referendum preparations continue, but regional officials are now suggesting a period of talks before secession occurs

Data confirms high numbers of people forced to work in temporary or short-term positions

Proposed stoppages over course of three months come as dispute at Barcelona’s El Prat continues