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Your rights, step by step

Understand what you sign, what you earn and what to do when something does not add up. Start with your situation or practise using a sample document.

General guidance for employees in Spain. The collective agreement, employment relationship and circumstances can change the answer. Seek employment advice for a specific dispute or deadline.

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Three short practices: select details, discover their meaning and try interpreting them. You can make mistakes and try again.

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Before signing a contract or settlement

A short review to identify questions before agreeing.

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Sickness absence and accidents: what to report and check

Distinguish temporary incapacity, medical clearance and Social Security registration, and organise your next steps if you cannot work.

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Employment contracts: what to check before starting

Distinguish indefinite, temporary and fixed-discontinuous work; check the reason, conditions and probation.

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Find the applicable collective agreement

Check activity, scope and validity before comparing pay or hours.

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Temporary work agencies and placement agencies

Identify who employs you, who organises the work and which channel you use.

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Contract end, dismissal and resignation

Different reasons for ending employment have different consequences.

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Equality, harassment and work-life balance

Recognise when support is needed and prepare a documented enquiry.

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Unpaid wages and disputes: prepare a claim

Organise facts and evidence and choose the route that fits the problem.

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Hours, records and rest

Check actual hours, how they are recorded and how extra time is compensated.

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Workplace safety and prevention

Identify training, protective measures and how to report risks.

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Pay and payslips: understand your earnings

Check the period, components, deductions and payment using a fictional example.

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Employment in a private household

Clarify hiring, hours and duties in a relationship with specific rules.

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Holidays and leave: check your circumstances

Distinguish calendar days, working days and leave for specific reasons.

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Employment history and registration: read and check your records

Learn what the entries mean, which report you need and what to do if a period is missing or hours do not match.

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