Brief handbook on Spanish Labour Law

Brief Handbook on Spanish Labour Law is a concise introduction to Spain’s employment law, designed for international readers, students and legal professionals. Directed by María Salas Porras and coordinated by José Antonio Rueda Monroy, the volume brings together contributions from fifteen authors. Its first part covers individual employment law, including employment contracts and their modalities, working time, salary, modifications, suspension and termination of employment, and dismissal. The second part explains collective labour law, its history and sources, trade unions and employee representation, collective bargaining, collective disputes and conflict resolution. Published in 2024 as an open-access work in English.

Individual Labor Law
Elements and Subjects of the Employment Contract — Fátima Poyatos Chacón (p. 11)
The Contract of Employment — Shelagh McKenzie (p. 21)
Typology and Modalities of the Employment Contract — Sandys Menoya Zayas (p. 29)
Mode of labor provision — Carlos José Martínez Mateo (p. 39)
Working Time — José Antonio Rueda Monroy (p. 47)
Salary organization — Jorge Baquero Aguilar (p. 57)
Modifications to the employment relationship — María Salas Porras (p. 69)
Vicissitudes of the employment relationship — María del Carmen Macías García (p. 81)
Termination of the employment relationship — Lucía Aragüez Valenzuela (p. 87)
Dismissal — Juan Carlos Álvarez Cortés y Cristina Ramírez Bandera (p. 99)
Collective Labour Law
Concept of labour law — Lucía Martín Rivera (p. 121)
Historical Formation of Labor Law — Carlos José Martínez Mateo (p. 133)
Sources and application of Labour Law — Jorge Baquero Aguilar (p. 139)
Collective autonomy and collective subjects — Iluminada Ordóñez Casado (p. 151)
Freedom of association of employees — Iluminada Ordóñez Casado (p. 161)
Employee representation bodies — Francisco Vigo Serralvo (p. 169)
Collective Bargaining — Lucía Aragüez Valenzuela (p. 181)
Statutory collective bargaining agreements — María Salas Porras (p. 191)
Conflict and Conflict Measures — Francisco Vigo Serralvo (p. 201)
Conflict Resolution Mechanisms — Carmen Mora Pena (p. 211)