If your company is looking to hire skilled professional foreign talent for your branch in Spain, you’ve probably come across two main options: the PAC/HQP Permit (Highly Qualified Professional Permit) and the EU Blue Card. Both allow Spanish companies to recruit foreign skilled workers through a relatively fast process – with a 20-working-day solving time […]

Back in March we asked the question, will the EU Minimum Wage Directive be annulled? On 11 November 2025, we got our answer. The Court of Justice of the European Union has annulled part of the EU Minimum Wage Directive – and at the same time has given the green light to the rest of […]

A recent decision of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gives primary carers of disabled children the right to reasonable accommodations at work, as well as protection from “associative” indirect disability discrimination. This will expand these carers’ current rights in the EU Member States, although the precise impact and timescales will vary from state to […]

Political agreement has been reached on significant revisions to the European Works Council (EWC) Directive. It is anticipated that these will be formally adopted in the autumn this year, with two years for Member States to implement into national law. The revisions are intended to strengthen the influence of EWCs in transnational matters.   Accede […]

Mental health care systems around the globe are struggling to respond to the mental health pressures with nearly half (49%) of respondents rating the mental health care system in their country as fair or poor – a much lower rating than respondents gave concerning the general health care system (42%), according to new research and […]