In Spain, the answer is yes. Despite a surprising lack of coverage in the media regarding this topic, any person working in Spain and registered with the Spanish Social Security (including the self-employed) must become familiar with a new concept as of 1 January 2023: the Intergenerational Equity Mechanism (Mecanismo de Equidad Intergeneracional or “MEI”).
This entry was posted on 28 December 2022 by Monika Bertram in Labour.
One of the biggest challenges that privacy and data protection face today, which if not handled carefully by employers will result in a large number of penalties, is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.
This entry was posted on 21 December 2022 by Rodrigo López Crespo in IP.
In Spain the Trademark Law underwent an important reform in 2018 as a result of the transposition of EU Directive 2015/2436.
This entry was posted on 12 December 2022 by Juan Casulá Oliver in IP.
Answering this question requires a reference to Articles 53.4 and 55.5 of Spanish “Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of 23 October, which approves the revised text of the Workers’ Statute Law.” The Workers’ Statute regulates employer-employee relationships in Spain and determines inter alia when a dismissal is null and void, as summarised in the following:
This entry was posted on 7 October 2022 by Monika Bertram in Labour.
It is well known that holding companies, i.e. entities whose activity is the maintenance and management of shares and stocks held in other entities, do not carry out an economic activity for VAT purposes.
This entry was posted on 1 October 2022 by Gustavo Yanes in Tax.
Spain is known for its love for sport, both at the professional and amateur levels, leading to outstanding achievements in a wide variety of sports in the recent past. In this regard, we are pleased to report on new case law from the Madrid High Court of Justice (Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid) which deals with the VAT levied on amateur sporting events. In fact, in this case I was fortunate enough to serve as the lawyer responsible for filing suit against the Spanish tax authorities.
This entry was posted on 12 August 2022 by Gustavo Yanes in Tax.
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