Work

EMPLOYMENT

Spain created 776,000 jobs in 2021, but still has 3.1 million unemployed

The Nomad Today 1/4/22

Registered unemployment fell in December at 76,782 people compared to the previous month, reaching the lowest level reached in December since 2007

PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Spain allocates € 21 million to hire workers for employment services

The Nomad Today 12/27/21

From December 2010 to December 2020, the structural staff of the SEPE was reduced by 2,089 officials

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LABOUR MARKET

Spain gains 29,320 more foreign contributors to Social Security

The Nomad Today 12/25/21

The total number of foreign workers stands at 2,290,099. The largest groups of employed people come from Romania, Morocco, Italy, Venezuela and China

The Spanish Minister of Employment and Social Economy, Yolanda Diaz. Photo: La Moncloa.

LABOUR REFORM

Spanish government reaches key labour deal with unions

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/24/21

The agreement is intended to limit the number of temporary employment contracts, which until now have accounted for about a quarter of all employment relationships

A retired tourist couple, sightseeing. Photo: Pixabay.

PENSIONS

What day is the most common to receive the pension payment in Spain?

The Nomad Today 12/20/21

The Spanish Social Security regulations establish that payments have to be made through a bank account

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PENSIONS

Spanish contributory pensions will increase by 2.5% in 2022

The Nomad Today 12/15/21

With this revaluation, in 2022 the minimum retirement pension in Spain will be 10,103.8 euros per year

Minister of Employment and Social Economy, Yolanda Diaz. Photo: La Moncloa.

WORK IN SPAIN

Hard-to-fill occupations that ease obtaining Spanish residence permits

The Nomad Today 12/13/21

Every three months, the Spanish State Public Employment Service (SEPE) releases a list of job vacancies that are difficult to fill due to a lack of native labour

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation Nadia Calviño, at the press conference at the end of the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

WORK IN SPAIN

New Spanish Startups Law to promote innovation, attract digital nomads

The Nomad Today 12/11/21

The government says the new regulation will provide "a very favorable tax scheme, both for companies and their investors and for workers"

Wolt deliverymen, with their bicycles inside a train in Helsinki. Photo: The Nomad Today.

WORK IN SPAIN

EU to reclassify millions of gig economy workers as employees

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/9/21

These workers would then be entitled to a minimum wage, paid holiday and rest, pensions provisions, parental leave, and health and safety protection in line with EU law

A general view of the city of Malaga, in Andalusia (Spain). Photo: Pixabay.

HIRING NOW

Finnair and Wunderdog to establish new technology hub in Malaga

The Nomad Today 12/9/21

The hiring of software developers will begin before the end of the year and the staff will be employed by Wunderdog to work fully integrated with Finnair's digital services

woman smiling smile business project by Pixabay.

WORK IN SPAIN

Spain unemployment fell to pre-pandemic levels in November

The Nomad Today 12/2/21

The total number of people registered as unemployed in Spain decreased by 826,102 in the last nine months

A retired couple on vacation in Ibiza. Photo: Pixabay.

INFLATION

This is how Spanish pensions will increase in January 2022

The Nomad Today 11/30/21

In addition to the increase, the government will allocate 1,900 million euros in January to compensate pensioners with a one-off payment for the deviation of inflation

An older lady rides a bicycle. Photo: Pixabay.

LABOUR RIGHTS

Spanish extra pay: when and why workers and pensioners receive it

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/24/21

The months in which the extra pay is received are usually the most anticipated by millions of employees and retirees

18 July 2020, Spain, Huelva: Moroccan seasonal workers embark a ferry from the south quay of the Port of Huelva on their way towards Morocco. Photo: María José López/dpa.

WORK IN SPAIN

Romanians, Moroccans, largest groups of foreign workers in Spain

The Nomad Today 11/18/21

The number of foreign contributors to the Spanish Social Security increased in October for the fifth consecutive month

The Minister of Finance and Public Function, María Jesús Montero, speaks at a press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

PUBLIC WORKERS

Civil servants in the same position for 5 years will become permanent

The Nomad Today 11/17/21

Currently 31% of Spanish public workers have temporary contracts and most of them work in health and education services

Minister of inclusion, social security and migrations, José Luis Escrivá. Photo: La Moncloa/File photo.

WORK IN SPAIN

Spain will raise workers' tax contributions to protect pensions

The Nomad Today 11/16/21

Business organizations reject the agreement between the government and the unions to raise monthly contributions to social security by 0.6 percentage points and collect 50,000 million until 2032 to…

06 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: People take part in a protest against rising energy prices. Photo: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

POVERTY IN SPAIN

Three out of four applications for Minimum Vital Income rejected

The Nomad Today 11/11/21

Despite the serious social crisis, the government has not yet used even half of the budget allocated to the IMV for this year, says a study

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

The Spanish Extraordinary Unemployment Subsidy (SED) and how to apply

The Nomad Today 11/10/21

SED beneficiaries can receive this payment for a maximum of 6 months

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

The Spanish Active Insertion Income (RAI) and how to request it

The Nomad Today 11/8/21

The Spanish Renta Activa de Insercion (RAI) is an unemployment benefit designed to support people with specific difficulties in accessing the labor market

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WORK IN SPAIN

Rules for receiving unemployment benefits in Spain and how to apply

The Nomad Today 11/4/21

Read here who is entitled in Spain to receive unemployment benefits related to previous Social Security contributions, how to request the payment, its amount and duration