The Spanish parliament adopted a new Employment Law in December 2003, which regulates the functioning of public employment services in the context of decentralisation to the regions and the European employment strategy. The new legislation has received the general approval of the social partners
In late 2003, a recent study from the tripartite Basque Economic and Social Council examines the employment situation of women in the Basque Country. While women in the Basque Country have higher employment and lower employment rates that the Spanish average, they fall far below the EU average. The
Statistics on Spanish unemployment, recruitment and social security registration, covering September 2003, have been interpreted in different ways by the government and trade unions. The former takes a generally positive view of the employment situation, while the unions are more critical.
In October 2003, the Spanish government adopted a special Statute to regulate the employment and social security cover of research trainees/interns in public institutions, who previously had no rights in this area.
In August 2003, the Spanish government adopted a reform of the continuing vocational training system, which will come into effect at the beginning of 2004. The aim is to streamline the system, reduce bureaucracy, clarify the competences of the central state and regions, and introduce a flexible
In its review of collective bargaining in 2002 published in autumn 2003, the Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organisations (CEOE) finds that the social partners' central agreement laying down guidelines for bargaining during the year had a significant impact at sector and company level, notably
In September 2003, Spain's Peoples’ Party (PP) government and the opposition Socialist Party (PSOE) reached agreement on a reform of the Law on Foreign Persons, which will come into force in January 2004. The new measures seek to combat entry and residence by illegal immigrants and to reinforce the
In September 2003, the Spanish television company Antena 3 announced a redundancy procedure that could affect around a quarter of its workforce, prompting strike action by employees.
This article examines the Spanish situation, as of August 2003, with regard to the implementation and impact of the 2000 EU Directive establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation, which seeks to combat discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief
This article examines the Spanish situation, as of June 2003, with regard to: legislation and collective bargaining on the pay and conditions of posted workers (ie workers from one EU Member State posted by their employer to work in another); the number of such posted workers; and the views of the