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If you are looking for employment or are thinking of hiring someone, then the new law published in the BOE on January 11, 2023 is for you.
With the aim of promoting employment and stable quality job hiring, the Royal Decree-Law 1/2023, of January 10, on urgent measures regarding incentives for employment hiring and improvement of the social protection of artists offers some solutions was redacted This law regulates incentives and employment support programs through bonuses on Social Security contributions and other types of supporting instruments.
It is important to be aware of this new regulation as it could offer important benefits in the hiring and maintenance of employment.
The new law establishes a series of bonuses for different types of hiring, such as the execution of alternating training contracts, the transformation of training and relief contracts into indefinite-term contracts, indefinite-term contracts or the incorporation as a partner in cooperatives or labor companies of people who carry out practical training in companies, or the hiring of research personnel under the pre-doctoral contract modality.
The new law also establishes bonuses for the substitution of unemployed people in certain cases, such as in situations of birth and care of a child, co-responsible care of a nursing child, risk during pregnancy and risk during breastfeeding, in case of change of job due to risk during pregnancy or risk during breastfeeding, and in case of occupational disease. Likewise, bonuses are established for the hiring of women victims of gender violence, sexual violence and human trafficking and sexual or labor exploitation.
In addition to the above-mentioned bonuses, there are others that are also contemplated in the new law. However, these are the most relevant as they seek to promote the hiring of workers in specific situations. These bonuses are an important tool to promote the hiring of workers and improve the quality of employment.
The new law establishes requirements to be a beneficiary of the labor hiring incentives, including not having been disqualified from obtaining public subsidies and aid, being up to date in the fulfillment of tax obligations, complying with Social Security obligations or having the corresponding equality plan in case of being a company obliged to implement it.
On the other hand, the law also establishes a series of exemptions. Companies that hire employees who have provided services in the same company in the last 12 months (6 months in the case of temporary contracts) or workers who have left their job in another company in the last 3 months, will not be beneficiaries of the hiring incentives. In addition, companies that have terminated or terminate due to recognized dismissal, declared unfair or due to collective dismissal of workers with incentive contracts, will be excluded from the hiring incentives for a period of 12 months.
In conclusion, the new law published in the BOE on January 11, 2023 aims to regulate incentives aimed at promoting labor hiring and stable and quality employment.
This regulation establishes a system of bonuses on Social Security contributions and other programs and measures to promote and maintain employment.
It is important to be aware of these bonuses and to comply with the necessary requirements to be able to access them. In summary, the purpose of these new regulations is to improve the quality of employment and to promote employment contracts in Spain.
