In this ruling of December 12, 2023, the Social Chamber of the Supreme Court resolves the appeal for unification of doctrine filed by a worker who is fired while pregnant.

The company dismissed the worker alleging "continued and voluntary decrease in normal performance in her job." At the time she was notified of the dismissal, she was not aware that the worker was pregnant. The company proceeded to lay off five more workers.

The lower court ruling of the Social

Revaluation of pensions and benefits in 2024

• Since January 1, there has been a general increase of 3.8% in pensions from the Social Security system and the State's passive classes. This measure implies an annual increase of 734 euros in the average retirement pension, which is 1,380 euros per month, equivalent to 52 euros per month.
• 6.9% increase in minimum, non-contributory pensions and Minimum Living Income.
• Equalization of the minimum widow's pension with family responsibilities to that of the minimum

Royal Decree-Law 7/2023, of December 19, adopting urgent measures to complete the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1158, of the European Parliament and of the Council, of June 20, 2019, on the reconciliation of family and professional life of parents and caregivers, and repealing Council Directive 2010/18/EU, and for the simplification and improvement of the level of unemployment protection assistance. 

The following aspects are notable from this standard:

• Article first. One-HE modifies article 37.4 of the Workers' Statute, so

We are faced with a ruling from the Social Chamber of the Supreme Court, in which the litigious debate revolves around determining whether the workers to whom the IV state sectoral collective agreement for auxiliary external services and customer service in railway service companies applies and whose contracts were suspended under article 47 of the Workers' Statute, therefore entering into an ERTE situation, have the right to fully enjoy the six days of their own matters provided for in that

The Social Chamber of the Supreme Court focuses on the interpretation and application of the special regulations related to unemployment caused by the suspension of the employment contract in an ERTE Covid due to force majeure.

Firstly, the ruling highlights that the period of receiving unemployment benefits during a Covid ERTE should not be counted for the purposes of receiving a new unemployment benefit. The special Covid regulations, established in Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17, on extraordinary urgent measures

The Social Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Murcia has rejected the appeal against the disciplinary dismissal of an employee for sexual harassment, confirming the previous ruling of the Social Court number 8 of Murcia that determined the admissibility of the dismissal and the termination of the contract without the right to compensation.

In November 2022, the Social Court determined that the dismissal was appropriate due to "a touch on the inner thigh of a company worker, and

The Social Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Basque Country has declared void the collective dismissal of the 61 employees of a company based in Oiartzun (Gipuzkoa) dedicated to the delivery of packages for Amazon Road Transport Spain. In addition, it has ordered the reinstatement of said employees by the latter entity.

The resolution is based on the assessment of the lawsuit filed by the ELA union against Smart Delivery Routes S.L., Amazon Road Transport Spain S.L.U

We analyze the Supreme Court Ruling number 747/2023, issued on October 17, 2023, which addresses the question of whether the sending of emails by a worker's lawyer, accompanied by telephone conversations, is sufficient to interrupt the prescription of salary arrears claimed from the company.

The Fourth Chamber of the Supreme Court establishes that the email sent by the lawyer is valid to interrupt the prescription in matters of remuneration, even if the cause and amount of the claim is not

In a recent resolution, the Superior Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha has ratified the dismissal of a truck driver who, throughout 2021, published various videos on the TikTok platform while doing his job. The company, which was later sued for the dismissal, alleged that some of these videos were recorded while the employee was driving negligently on different roads in Spain.

These videos, shared on the worker's profile on TikTok, were used as the main argument by the company

In this ruling of the Supreme Court, dated October 17, 2023 and appeal number 5073/2022, it seeks to determine whether the dismissal of a supermarket worker, accused of misappropriating unpaid products worth less than six euros, should be considered appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the disciplinary regime of the applicable collective agreement, or inappropriate due to the insignificant value of the stolen products. The worker had been fired for violation of contractual good faith and failure to comply