news from Spain

Older workers belonging to the baby boom generation (those born between 1957 and 1977 and who make up the largest generation in Spain, with around 14 million people, according to INE data) will start to retire from 1 January 2023, putting pressure on the Social Security system, which will not only have to pay many more and higher pensions, but will also have to revalue the … [Read more...] about Spain’s baby boomers start to retire

Former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González has said this morning that the Law for the Guarantee of Sexual Freedom, better known as the "only yes is yes" law, "is badly made". According to the former Prime Minister, this is because it contains "a manufacturing defect" that has led to a chain of reduced sentences for sexual offenders and even the release of rapists, which is … [Read more...] about Felipe González, on the ‘only yes is yes law’: “It is badly drafted; it must be rectified immediately”.

After the initial confusion surrounding the sending of the incendiary letters, the police are closing in on the architecture surrounding this event. Despite the fact that at the moment the investigation by the General Information Commissariat is far from being channelled around a concrete hypothesis, the agents have managed to locate the origin of the mailings.Valladolid is … [Read more...] about Police locate the source of the incendiary letters in Valladolid

Santander Bank in Spain has applied the scissors to the agreement adopted this week by the AEB with the trade unions to compensate employees for the rise in inflation.The increase agreed in wage tables is a historic 4.5% for more than 90,600 employees. It is one of the best agreements reached by the unions because it implies the reopening of an agreement that was already … [Read more...] about 60% of Santander Bank workers in Spain will miss out on salary increases in 2023