SPAIN Employment Law Update (2018)

Welcome to Baker McKenzie's Employer Report podcast series, where each episode we share an inside view of employment laws in various countries around the world, highlighting legislative changes, trends, and tips for multinational employers. Description: Baker McKenzie partner Carole Spink introduces Lois Rodriguez from Madrid to talk about employment laws in Spain and give an overview of what has changed in 2017 as well as what we can expect for the year ahead. Key Takeaways: Continued debate on the treatment of permanent versus temporary workers, including the issue of severance entitlements Debate on requirement to track hours – different obligations for part and full time employees. Increased attention to gender pay issues and more generally equal pay rights EU trade secret directive offers greater opportunities to protect trade secret. Importance of being proactive to benefit from this protection. Implementation of GDPR which goes into effect in May 2018. Companies should make sure they comply with the new data privacy obligations. Disclaimer: Baker McKenzie International is a Swiss Verein with member law firms around the world. In accordance with the common terminology used in professional service organizations, reference to a "partner" means a person who is a partner, or equivalent, in such a law firm. Similarly, reference to an "office" means an office of any such law firm. This may qualify as "Attorney Advertising" requiring notice in some jurisdictions. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Before you send e-mail to Baker & McKenzie, please be aware that your communications with us through this message will not create a lawyer-client relationship with us. Do not send us any information that you or anyone else considers to be confidential or secret unless we have first agreed to be your lawyers in that matter. Any information you send us before we agree to be your lawyers cannot be protected from disclosure.

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SPAIN Employment Law Update (2018) is an episode from The Employer Report by Baker McKenzie.

This episode is 14:14 long.

This episode was published on Jan 12, 2018.

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