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Spain records highest Spain’s unemployment rate in December was the lowest since 2007, new figures show

Spain’s labour market sets new record as number of people in work breaks 21.3 million barrier for first time ever

SPAIN’S labour market has set a new record, as the number of people in work broke the 21.3-million barrier for the first time ever in the third quarter of 2023. That’s according

26 Oct, 2023 @ 16:15

Economy·Lead·Politics

Spain’s job market breaks another new record in July but job creation slows slightly

THE SPANISH job market continued to perform well in the month of July, although job creation did start to slow slightly after a strong year so far. That’s according to the latest

2 Aug, 2023 @ 13:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

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Spain’s job market breaks new records as number of people in work exceeds 21-million mark for first time

SPAIN posted record employment figures in the second quarter of 2023, exceeding the 21-million mark for people in work for the first time ever. Meanwhile, unemployment fell to 11.6% of the active

27 Jul, 2023 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Politics

Employment in Spain’s tourism sector hits record high in June

THE NUMBER of workers from the tourism sector signed up to the Social Security system hit a record high in June, in line with predictions that Spain will enjoy a boom summer

21 Jul, 2023 @ 11:15

Business & Finance·Lead·Travel News

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Survey: Seventy percent of staff in Spain are still doing overtime despite government’s obligatory time-control system

SOME 70% of workers in Spain are still doing the same amount of overtime as they did before May 12, 2019, when the government implemented an obligatory time-control system that was aimed

23 Jun, 2023 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead

Spain is largest ‘eurozone’ country with biggest ‘real wage’ fall in 2022

SPANISH workers suffered the most of any large Eurozone country as their real wages got hit by high inflation in 2022. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD) report, ‘Taxing Wages’ worked

25 Apr, 2023 @ 16:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

One less working day per week, sounds good no? Valencia seems to think so

Easter Monday marked the launch of Valencia’s trial of the four day working week which will take place for a month. The city council will analyse the effects of a 32-hour week

12 Apr, 2023 @ 19:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

More than 1,800 Ukrainians have work in Spain’s Andalucia one year after Russian invasion

JUST over one year after the Russian invasion, a total of 1,832 Ukrainians have jobs in Andalucia. The figure was confirmed yesterday, Thursday March 9, by the Government delegate in Andalucia, Pedro

10 Mar, 2023 @ 08:45

Andalucia·Lead·Ukraine

Watch out, the inspectors are about on Spain’s Mallorca

By Livia Cockerell UNCARING bosses better watch out – 80 employment inspectors will be posted in Mallorca to monitor working conditions this summer. During high season, employment breaches, particularly concerning temporary workers,

3 Jul, 2022 @ 12:45

Balearic Islands·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Ford To Manufacture 'next Generation' Electric Cars At Its Valencia Area Plant In Spain

Car giant Ford to produce ‘next-generation’ electric cars at its Valencia area plant in Spain

FORD will build their ‘next-generation’ electric cars at their Almusaffes assembly plant in Valencia. By 2026, Ford in Europe plans to sell 600,000 electric vehicles annually. Almusaffes is the firm’s biggest car

22 Jun, 2022 @ 14:30

Business & Finance·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

New landmark of 20 million people working in Spain, according to government statistics

Landmark figure achieved of 20 million people working in Spain, according to government statistics

A record 20 million people are in work according to Spain’s social security figures released on Wednesday. It’s the first time that the much-vaunted 20 million mark has been reached. 700,000 new

4 May, 2022 @ 15:51

Lead·National News

Spanish government proposes raising minimum wage to €13,944 per year

THE Spanish government has proposed increasing the minimum salary to €13,944 a year, or €996 per month if paid in the traditional 14 installments. The plan, which would add an extra €31

7 Feb, 2022 @ 17:30

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain announces its best job figures since financial crash of 2008

Spain announces its best job figures since banking crisis of 2008

SPAIN has announced the highest number of people in work since the 2008 banking crisis. Over 20 million people are employed with 840,700 new jobs created last year- returning the country to

27 Jan, 2022 @ 14:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News

Spain's leading supermarket Mercadona continues to win more customers leaving its rivals floundering|

Mercadona supermarkets in Spain to pay staff an inflation-matching wage increase

THE Mercadona supermarket chain is set to give its entire workforce a 5% pay rise on January 1. Spain’s biggest private company is the first major firm to guarantee its staff of

9 Dec, 2021 @ 16:15

Business & Finance·Lead·National News·Valencian Community

'forget The Tip' As Waiter Steals €840,000 From Costa Blanca Restaurant In Spain To Pay For Luxury Home, Clothes, And Foreign Holidays

Shocking job offer in Spain goes viral for ‘disgusting’ demands on potential employee

THE internet is desperate to find out the identity of the business owner offering ’shocking’ working conditions with a recent viral job ad. It’s not strange that young people in Spain might

31 Jul, 2021 @ 17:00

Business & Finance·Lead·Other News

WAITERS WANTED: Restaurants and bars in Spain’s Castellon just cannot get the staff

BARS and restaurants in Castellon Province are desperate for summer staff. Despite the financial and employment crisis caused by the coronavirus, the hospitality trade is having trouble finding employees for the peak

12 Jul, 2021 @ 15:00

Business & Finance·Castellon·Lead·Valencian Community

THE WAY FORWARD? How cooperative companies in Spain’s Castellon are beating the COVID crisis

Spokespeople reveal that the secrets of success of their business model are flexibility and self-regulation, with the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, diversify and create new lines of business.

29 Jun, 2021 @ 15:45

Business & Finance·Castellon·Valencian Community

GET A JOB: Good news as Spain’s Castellon recovers pre-pandemic employment levels

EMPLOYMENT levels in Castellon Province have already returned to pre-pandemic levels. Social Security figures show that there are currently 212 workers paying into the system more than there were in February 2020,

4 Jun, 2021 @ 17:15

Business & Finance·Castellon·Valencian Community

CAN’T PAY WON’T PLAY: One in four young people in Spain’s Valencia region affected by employment cutbacks

ONE out of every four young people in the Valencia region is affected by a temporary employment regulation, known as ERTE. Around 25% of employees aged between 16 and 29 have been

6 Apr, 2021 @ 12:45

Business & Finance·Coronavirus·Costa Blanca·Valencian Community

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Spain’s Andalucia to hire 3,000 unemployed citizens as beach surveillance officers this summer

The Andalucian Partido Popular leader said that the Junta will launch an ‘employment plan for safe beaches 2020.’

25 May, 2020 @ 10:00

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Madrid and Barcelona both rank in the bottom 10 of best cities for jobs following coronavirus crisis

MADRID and Barcelona have both ranked in the bottom 10 of the 100 best cities for jobs following the coronavirus crisis.

12 May, 2020 @ 17:47

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Lead·Madrid

Costa del Sol to see 10% increase in employment this summer compared to 2018

Waiters, hotel workers, salespeople, customer service staff, telemarketers and shop assistants, are among the most popular summer jobs

24 Jun, 2019 @ 14:09

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

A raise in minimum wage on the horizon

AN agreement to raise the minimum wage next year is likely to take place tonight (Tuesday) at 5pm. The meeting between the Minister of Employment, union bosses and industry professionals is expected

19 Dec, 2017 @ 14:59

Business & Finance·National News·Politics

CRITICAL: Spain’s income inequality one of the worst in EU as 40% of young still unemployed

SPAIN’S income inequality is one of the worst in the EU. A new report by the European Commission found that while the economy is improving, the divide between the haves and have

24 Nov, 2017 @ 13:10

Business & Finance·Lead·Mallorca·National News

Manilva has the lowest unemployment rate in Malaga province, new figures reveal

MANILVA has the lowest unemployment rate in Malaga. With 16.02% of people out of work, it is the municipality of between 10,000 and 40,000 residents with the lowest amount of people without

31 Oct, 2017 @ 13:45

Business & Finance·Lead·Malaga

Andalucia Junta urges Spain Government rethink after it slashes employment grants

Andalucia has lost €24.3m in funding to encourage more jobs and tackle long term unemployment this year compared to last, the only Spanish autonomous region to do so

1 May, 2017 @ 10:00

Lead·Politics