Spain: interns are going to be affiliated with social security again

The Supreme Court gave satisfaction to the CCOO union and recognized the right for students who do an internship within the framework of their university/vocational training – and who get paid – to be registered with social security.  The decision is retroactive.  The union had lodged an appeal against a decree limiting the obligation to register this category of interns with social security, thus canceling a measure adopted a few months earlier that aimed at “making up” for the fact that these young people entered the labor market late by taking internships done during their studies into account.  Two million students (university or vocational training) could be covered, according to the trade unions.  (Ref.  130375)
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Decree canceling the obligation to pay contributions for interns. The pension reform of February 2011, born from the social and economic agreement signed by employers, union organizations and the government, provided for a series of measures improving contributions for young people and women. One of the measures recognized the right to be registered with social security for young people involved in paid training programs in the framework of their studies/vocational training. This measure, reg

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