Tag: social security
Spain records its lowest level of unemployment since 2008 as nearly 22,000 jobs were created in July
UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy.
In...
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...
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...
Unemployment in Spain falls to lowest level since 2008
UNEMPLOYMENT in Spain is at its lowest level since 2008, just before the financial crash.
In June, the jobless total fell by over 50,000, to...
Spain records its lowest level of unemployment since 2008
Spain has recorded its lowest level of unemployment since 2008, according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy.
In May, unemployment fell by almost...
Baleares was the region in Spain with the largest decrease in unemployment in April
THE number of unemployed in the Baleares fell by 10,904 in April, according to the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration.
These numbers...
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...
How Spain’s Social Security system is using artificial intelligence to identify fraudulent sick leave
SPAIN’S Social Security system is using an artificial intelligence algorithm to try to predict whether someone who is taking sick leave is ready to...
Spain’s March unemployment figures are lowest for the month since 2008
MARCH'S jobless figures reached the lowest level for that month in 15 years according to data released by the Ministry of Labour on Tuesday.
The...
New self-employed workers in Spain get nasty surprise as Social Security system overcharges them
NEW freelancers in Spain got a nasty surprise this week, when they were charged an extra €220 by the Social Security system.
Thousands of new...
Experienced expat accountant: How to navigate Spanish pensions, social security
By Peter Sanderson
At the end of last year the Spanish government announced that the 2023 contributory pensions would be increased by 8.1%.
This larger...
More expatriates tell of pension woes amid social security battles in Spain
A number of British expats, and even a Spanish national, have come forward with worrying stories about their struggles to claim their pensions in...
Spanish employee who fell at home while teleworking wins appeal to deem it as ‘workplace accident’
A Spanish employee has won their appeal to have a fall they suffered in their kitchen while teleworking at home deemed as a workplace...
British expats struggle to claim pensions through Spain’s social security office
A British expat is pleading for help after waiting nearly six years to get his Spanish pension.
The Marbella-based 70-year-old faces bankruptcy and potential homelessness...
‘Social security nightmare’: British expat’s pension application denied in Spain
A retired British expat who applied to get his pension on his 65th birthday from a social security office in Spain was denied, and...
Unemployment in Spain as its lowest figure in 14 years
SPAIN’S jobless figure dropped to 2,880,582 in June, its lowest level since October 2008.
This was 42,409 fewer than in May, according to data published...
Live long and prosper on Spain’s Costa Blanca as people aged 100 years and over triples in two decades
THE number of people aged 100 years and over has tripled over two decades in Alicante Province.
Figures from the National Institute of Statistics(INE) show...
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...
Sweatshop factory exploiter paid vulnerable foreign workers a pittance in Spain’s Alicante area
A 38-year-old clothes recycling warehouse owner has been arrested for exploiting workers at his Cocentaina factory in Alicante Province.
It's the latest in a series...
Barcelona’s Gerard Pique gets big tax break from Spain’s Supreme Court
BARCELONA footballer Gerard Pique has landed a €2.1 million pre-Christmas windfall courtesy of Spain's Supreme Court.
Pique, 34, has been given a refund of a...
Spain’s unemployment fell in June
Unemployment is down for the fifth month in a row
First ever hologram protest held in Spain in response to ‘gag law’
Thousands of holograms were beamed onto the lower house of parliament
Benefits for Spanish prostitutes
Spanish prostitutes now have the right to be on the dole
The ins and out of immigration in Spain
If you're not a Spanish national but want to live in the country for more than 90 days a year, the law requires you to become resident
Payment boost for the unemployed
Social security payments increased to €450 for Spanish
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