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The Active Population in Figures

Working Conditions

Legal Weekly Duration

40 hours

Retirement Age

65 or 64 years. In January 2011, a pension reform was introduced, increasing the legal retirement age from 65 to 67 over a 15-year period beginning in 2013.

Working Contracts

The labor contract can be written or oral; for an indefinite period or for a defined duration, training contract, relief contract, termporary contract for work or defined assignment.
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Labour Laws

Consult Doing Business Website, to obtain a summary of the labor regulations that apply to local entreprises.

Cost of Labour

Minimum Wage

In 2020, the national minimum wage in Spain is 1,108.3 euros per month, or 13,300 euros per year.

Average Wage

At the end of 2019, the average salary was 1,695 euros, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year.

Social Contributions

Social Security Contributions Paid By Employers: As of January 2020, the employer contribution is 29.9% for general contingencies, plus a variable rate for occupational accidents (e.g. 1.5% for office work).
Social Security Contributions Paid By Employees: The general contribution rates as of January 2020 are 6.35% for employees, depending on the type of contract.

Social Partners

Social Dialogue and Involvement of Social Partners

There are about forty trade unions (general or regional) and a large number of sector-based / regional unions (gremios). Collective bargaining is widespread in both the private and public sectors. The Constitution guarantees the right to strike, and this right has been interpreted to include the right to call general strikes to protest government policy.

Unions

National Labor Union
Association of Trade Unions
Workers' Commission

Unionisation Rate

Union membership is low: around 10%. 50% of the working population is covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Labour Regulation Bodies

Department of Labor and Social welfare