Spanish Labor Contract Types and Employment Regulations

Indefinite Contracts (Contratos Indefinidos)

Indefinite contracts are those that do not set a date for their finalization. Specific conditions mentioned include: 45 days per year, 42 monthly payments.

Indefinite Contracts in Building and Construction

These contracts serve the collective purpose of specific placement affected by unemployment and instability of work. They target the following groups:

• Unemployed workers aged 16 to 30 years of age (inclusive).
• Unemployed women hired for professions or occupations with lower rates of female employment.
• Workers over 45 years of age.
• Workers who have been unemployed for at least 5 months.
• Unemployed registered disabled workers.
• Workers previously employed in the same enterprise through a fixed-term or temporary contract.

Characteristics and Severance

Characteristics: Contracts are of indefinite duration and must be formalized in writing.

Severance: If the contract is declared extinguished and unjustified (improcedente), the compensation (indemnización) is 33 days per year worked, with a maximum of 2 years' salary.

Fixed-Term Contracts (Duración Determinada)

Fixed-term contracts identify specific jobs or tasks that can be covered by contracts of this nature.

• Contract for specific work or service.
• Contract due to production circumstances.
• Temporary replacement (Interim) contract.

Training Contracts (Contrato de Formación)

Purpose and Duration

The objective is the insertion of youth without work experience into a position requiring a qualification (título).

Duration: The duration of this contract is between 6 months and 2 years. It allows for 2 extensions (prórrogas) to reach the maximum limit, provided the duration between each extension is not less than 6 months.

Remuneration: Remuneration depends on the time worked and may not be inferior to 60% of the standard wage during the first year or during the second year of validity.

Training Objectives and Age Limit Exceptions

The objective is the acquisition of theoretical and practical training. The upper age limit shall not apply when the contract is arranged with:

• Farm workers.
• Foreign workers.
• Handicapped unemployed workers (for the first 2 years of operation).
• Workers who have been unemployed for over 3 years without working.
• Individuals in situations of social exclusion established by social services.
• Workers whose latest employment matches directly incorporated into school programs, workshops, or craft workshops.

Part-Time Contracts (Contrato a Tiempo Parcial)

This type of contract enables a larger number of people to work. Its main feature is that the contracted time is part-time, providing services for a number of hours per day, week, month, or year that is inferior to the working hours of a comparable full-time worker.

Key Features and Complementary Hours

• Objective: Enabling the work of a higher number of people.
• Duration: Certain assumptions are legally permitted for contracting, excluding extraordinary training.

Rules for Complementary Hours

For permanent part-time contracts, the maximum number of complementary hours cannot exceed 15% (of the ordinary hours).

The employee must be notified of the day and hours for the realization of these complementary hours with a notice of 7 days. The agreement for complementary hours must be in writing.