Trabajadores en audiencia por despido

Hearing prior to the employee in case of dismissal

As a result of the STS of November 18, 2024, companies are obliged to offer a hearing prior to dismissal. In this sense, this prior formality is imposed on companies. The first formality is that the employee is notified in writing. Regarding deadlines, nothing is stated in the case law, but a reasonable period of 24 to 48 hours can be applied so that the employee can respond to this notification and can present the appropriate allegations…

Read more

Hombre es víctima de un despido improcedente en su trabajo

Limitation of compensation for unfair dismissal provided for in the workers’ statute

The Supreme Court refuses to extend the compensation for unfair dismissal set forth in Article 56.1 of our Workers' Statute: "When the dismissal is declared unfair, the employer, within five days of notification of the judgment, may choose between reinstatement of the employee or payment of compensation equivalent to thirty-three days' salary per year of service, prorated by months for periods of time of less than one year, up to a maximum of twenty-four monthly payments. The option for the…

Read more

Padre intenta conciliar la vida laboral y la vida familiar

Reconciliation of work and family life

What is meant by work-life balance? Work-life balance has become one of the key issues on the POLICY AGENDA. Both employees and employers are increasingly aware of the advantages of offering greater balance and flexibility in the working day and its place of execution, so that the worker can improve his or her quality of life without the business result suffering. In this direct, we will detail on the family conciliation, what regulates us the Statute of…

Read more