Spain: employment dismissal restrictions extended for companies benefitting from the ‘anti-crisis’ plan

Spain’s government has extended and strengthened the anti-crisis plan put in place to support the economy as it grapples with the effects of the war in Ukraine, and to cushion the potential impact on employment. Conditional supports for companies are to continue for a further six months until 31 December 2022, alongside the temporary restrictions regarding employment dismissals.
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With soaring inflation linked to the rise in energy and fuel prices, Spain’s Council of Ministers approved this extension of measures that were initially planned to last three months. The new decree-law of 25 June, published in the Official State Bulletin (BOE) on 26 June, extends and strengthens the ‘National Response Plan to the Economic and Social Consequences of the War in Ukraine.’

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