Speeding up state pension reform
The government is considering further changes to the state retirement system The ongoing crisis and pressure from Brussels are pushing them toward making the move
Pension hikes should no longer be linked to inflation, experts recommend
Draft document on proposed reform calls for freezes during times of crisis No raise of retirement age from 67
Jobless claims fall almost 100,000 in the best month of May since 1997
But almost all of the new hiring is on a temporary basis ahead of main tourist season Number of new permanent contracts at 16-year low
ILO warns about the risks of pushing down workers’ pay
UN labor agency warns policy could affect deficit-reduction plans by depressing spending further
Pension experts call for reforms to be implemented as early as 2014
Government-appointed committee’s plan would end index-linked rises
Collective accords to be extended while talks go on
Unions and employers resolve issue raised by labor reform
Union leaders use May Day parade to call for plan to jumpstart economy
"Today must represent a before and an after,” says UGT head Cándido Méndez
Constitutional Court rules pension system discriminates against part-time workers
European Court of Justice reached similar decision last November
Jobless claims hit new record highs at the start of the year
Economy shed 8,500 jobs a day in January
Government readying measures to get young people back to work
Economy Minister Luis de Guindos describes unemployment as “biggest drag” on country
EU commissioner frets about youth unemployment in Spain
Labor Ministry considering offering social security discounts for self-employed under 30
Jobless claims decline for the first time in five months
Last year saw 2,000 workers per day exiting Social Security system
Pension reform proposes decoupling benefits from inflation
Overhaul calls for pension entitlement parameters to be revised in line with state of economy
Union leaders challenge government to hold austerity referendum
CCOO chief Toxo accuses PP of viewing popular protests as mere public order issue
Changes to the holiday calendar will have to wait until 2014
Most holidays in 2013 won't need to be changed because they fall on Friday or Monday CEOE businessmen's group says that productivity drops the day after a long weekend
Government takes flak over proposal for new pension system reform
Overhaul put forward before previous amendments have taken effect
Jobless rate moves above 25 percent for the first time on record
More than 5.7 million people in Spain are looking for work Youth unemployment hits 52.3 percent
Spain’s main unions call for general strike on November 14
Date falls in Catalan election campaign and coincides with pan-European labor protest against austerity policies
State budget 2013: fact or fiction?
Awaiting approval by Congress, the government's spending plans for next year are based on shaky foundations
Thousands take to streets in protest over government cuts
Unions demand a referendum over austerity measures
Jobless claims swell further as recession bites hard
Unemployment benefit payments put deficit target at risk
Rajoy playing politics with pensions, says Socialist Party opposition
PM accused of waiting for regional elections before deciding on inflation-linked rises
Ministry bungle leaves unemployed unpaid
Delays blamed on complications with administrative process
Why civil service jobs are now facing a new threat
New legislation means that the public sector will lose its previous immunity to mass layoffs
Rajoy makes pension-reform promise to Brussels
Spanish government to speed up law changes in bid to raise effective age of retirement
Outrage on the streets of Spain after latest austerity measures
At least 100,000 people throng downtown Madrid, some clashing with police around the Congress building
Rajoy urges Europe to speed along rescue plan for Spanish banks
Germany’s Schäuble says EU banking reforms will not be ready until next year Prime minister also accepts need for further cutbacks on the domestic front