- 1Spain: An attractive country for investment
- 2Setting up a business in Spain
- 3 Tax System
- 4 Investment aid and incentives in Spain
- 5 Labor and social security regulations
- 6 Intellectual property law
- 7Legal framework and tax implications of e-commerce in Spain
- AI Annex I Company and Commercial Law
- AIIAnnex II The Spanish financial system
- AIIIAnnex IIIAccounting and audit issues

- Introduction
- Contracts
- Material modifications to working conditions
- Termination of employment contracts
- Senior management contracts
- Contracts with temporary employment agencies
- Worker representation and collective bargaining
- Non-employment relationships
- Acquisition of a Spanish business
- Practical aspects to be considered when setting up a company in Spain
- Relocation of workers under a cross-border working arrangement within the EU and the EEA ("IMPATRIATES")
- Visas and work and residence permits
- Social security system
- Equality in the workplace
- Occupational risk prevention
1. Introduction
Employment contracts are generally regulated by the provisions of Legislative Royal Decree 2/2015, of October 23, approving the Workers’ Statute (WS).
A major characteristic of Spanish labor legislation is that important employment issues can be regulated through collective bargaining, by means of collective labor agreements, that is, agreements signed between workers’ representatives and employer representatives that regulate the employment conditions in the chosen sphere (areas within a company, company-wide or industry-wide).
Spanish Labor legislation has adapted and updating through legislatives modifications in order to be more flexible and to increase improve the labor market in terms of employability and investment. Likewise, said legislation has included significant progress regarding social rights and equal treatment and opportunities in the labor market.