On 29 March the Spanish government put the country into “hibernation” through a decree that only allows essential activities to continue, so as to limit the movement of people and therefore the spread of Covid-19. Under another decree, published the day before, dismissals for force majeure or objective reasons of an economic, technical, organisational or production-related nature, resulting from the impact of the coronavirus, will not be deemed justified as long as the health crisis lasts.
Non-essential business brought to a halt. This interruption, which applies to all sectors not listed* in a decree published in Spain’s official bulletin on 29 March, came into force on 30 March, with a 24-hour period to allow companies and employees to adapt to the new framework, and will remain in force until and including 9 April. Under the decree, employees will continue to receive their salary but will have to make up for hours they haven’t worked from the time the alert is lifted. They...
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