Work & labour rights in Spain: every situation in one place
Unpaid salary, dismissal and final settlement (finiquito), sick leave, a disputed medical discharge (alta médica), unemployment — your rights as an employee in Spain, the short deadlines and what to do, routed to a free check with NAVI.
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Wages, overtime or final settlement (finiquito) not paid: how to claim, the SMAC and the deadline.
Open guide → Dismissal & final settlement (finiquito)Fair, unfair or void dismissal (procedente/improcedente/nulo), severance, and the 20-working-day window to challenge.
Open guide → Work contract typesPermanent, fixed-term, part-time, fijo discontinuo — your rights from day one and what to check before signing.
Open guide → Social Security contributionsWho pays, how much, and what rights (unemployment, sick leave, pension) each month of contributions opens.
Open guide → Contest the medical discharge (alta médica)Discharged but not fit to work? Contest the medical discharge via the INSS in time.
Open guide → Sick leave (baja, IT)Who pays your sick leave (baja), how much, and what to do if it is cut off.
Open guide → Unemployment (paro)After losing your job: the contributory benefit — requirements and how to claim.
Open guide → Self-employed activity stop benefit (cese de actividad)The self-employed (autónomo) equivalent of unemployment benefit (paro) when you stop your activity.
Open guide → Social Security number (NUSS)The number you need before any job — get it fast.
Open guide →A problem with your job or employer?
Tell NAVI what happened — unpaid wages, a dismissal, a disputed alta médica. It tells you your rights, the deadline and the next step, no account.
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Informational guide on labour rights in Spain (Estatuto de los Trabajadores, LRJS). Deadlines are short (e.g. 20 working days for a dismissal) — check your case with NAVI.
This guide is general information about Spanish law, not a legal opinion on your case. Rules change and outcomes depend on your own facts and documents — check your situation before you act on it.
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Included: checks of Spanish documents, letters, requests and contracts before signing, Action Plans, consultation and sending your claims by burofax.