Eurofound's COVID-19 EU PolicyWatch collates information on the responses of government and social partners to the crisis, as well as gathering examples of company practices aimed at mitigating the social and economic impacts.
Overview of measures by country
Eurofound has identified 97 measures in Spain in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Most cases fall into the category Promoting the economic, labour market and social recovery with 24 cases (25%). The data collection to date started in March 2020, with the next main update scheduled for July 2020.
This overview was prepared by Oscar Molina (UAB) and Eurofound.
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Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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| 16 April 2020 |
Easing the temporary and flexible hiring of workers in agriculture
Smoothing frictions or reallocation of workers |
Bipartite collective agreements |
| 02 October 2020 |
Agreement in the Bingo Sector to maintain employment levels and companies during the lockdown
Change of work arrangements (working time, rota schemes) |
Company practices |
| 25 November 2020 |
Bonuses to Mercadona employees during the health emergency
Remuneration and rewards for workers in essential services |
| 27 November 2020 |
Salary bonus for HM Hospitals workers
Remuneration and rewards for workers in essential services |
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Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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| 13 April 2020 |
Flexibilisation of temporary adjustment of business activities to avoid layoffs
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
| 13 April 2020 |
Unemployment benefit guarantee in case of temporary collective dismissal or reduced working time
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
| 14 April 2020 |
Measures to speed up the processing and payment of unemployment benefits
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
| 14 April 2020 |
Interruption of the calculation of the maximum duration of temporary contracts
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
| 11 May 2020 |
Recoverable paid leave
Working time and working time flexibility |
| 24 April 2021 |
Social and economic protection measure in Castilla y León
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
| 14 July 2021 |
Urgent Measures in defense of employment and for economic reactivation - Extension of Temporary Lay-offs
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
Tripartite agreements |
| 09 February 2021 |
Fourth tripartite agreement in defense of employment
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
Non-binding recommendations or other texts |
| 29 October 2020 |
Joint social partner proposal for measures to face the coronavirus crisis
Income support for people in employment (e.g. short-time work) |
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Bipartite collective agreements |
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| 25 November 2020 |
Agreement for maintenance of employment in Inditex
Transfer or redeployment of workers |
Company practices |
| 26 November 2020 |
Repsol adapts part of its production to hydroalcoholic gel
Change of production/innovation |
| 26 November 2020 |
SEAT: Temporary conversion to produce respirators
Change of production/innovation |
| 27 November 2020 |
B&B Hotels: transformation of rooms into offices
Change of production/innovation |
| 01 December 2020 |
L'Oréal: Production of hand sanitizer gel
Change of production/innovation |
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Legislations or other statutory regulations |
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| 31 March 2020 |
Extension of protection for unemployment benefits
Income support for unemployed |
| 12 April 2020 |
Right to flexible schedule and reduction of working hours for workers with care responsibilities
Support for parents and carers (financial or in kind) |
| 12 April 2020 |
Income protection for self-employed workers and freelancers affected by the state of emergency
Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
| 13 April 2020 |
Automatic extension of unemployment benefits
Income support for unemployed |
| 15 April 2020 |
Extension of the extraordinary subsidy for lack of activity to domestic workers
Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
| 15 April 2020 |
Exceptional unemployment benefit for employees with temporary contracts
Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
| 11 May 2020 |
Periods of isolation assimilated into work accidents in terms of economic benefits
Paid sick leave |
Other initiatives or policies |
| 13 November 2020 |
Unemployment benefit and extension of protection to the cultural sector
Extensions of income support to workers not covered by any kind of protection scheme |
Disclaimer: This information has not been subject to the full Eurofound evaluation, editorial and publication process. All information is preliminary and subject to change.