--- title: "PROTECTION FOR CESSATION OF ACTIVITY OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS" lang: "en" type: "noticia" updated: "2026-07-20" url: "https://www.fraternidad.com/en/protection-for-cessation-of-activity-of-self-employed-workers" translations: es: "https://www.fraternidad.com/es-ES/noticias/proteccion-por-cese-de-actividad-de-los-trabajadores-autonomos" ca: "https://www.fraternidad.com/ca-ES/proteccio-per-cessi-d-activitat-dels-treballadors-autonoms" eu: "https://www.fraternidad.com/eu-ES/autonomoa-egiteko-babesa" gl: "https://www.fraternidad.com/gl-ES/proteccion-por-cese-da-actividade-dos-traballadores-autonomos" en: "https://www.fraternidad.com/en/protection-for-cessation-of-activity-of-self-employed-workers" zh-hans: "https://www.fraternidad.com/cn/duizigugongrentingzhihuodongdebaohu" --- ![Imagen Noticias](/sites/default/files/styles/style_1920x400/public/default_images/AdobeStock_71587395.jpg?itok=mOsqCscy) # PROTECTION FOR CESSATION OF ACTIVITY OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS 04/11/2011 Regulations SUMMARY OF ROYAL DECREE 1541/2011, BY WHICH LAW 32/2010 IS DEVELOPED, WHICH ESTABLISHES A SPECIFIC PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR CESSATION OF ACTIVITY OF SELF-EMPLOYED WORKERS. (BOE OF NOVEMBER 1, 2011). With the approval of this standard Spain becomes the only European country which has a protection system "self-employed strike" for those entrepreneurs who have to close their business. With the entry into force of this standard with effects of November 1, 2011, with the exception of article 19, relating to the financial regime of the satisfied quotes by the self-employed, who has effective from January 1, 2011, and the 5th DA, relating to the incorporation into the system of protection of the agricultural self-employed, with effect from January 1, 2012, the applications could begin to be requested.first requests for recognition of this protection, upon completion of the minimum contribution period (twelve months), to have recognition of it. Royal Decree 1541/2011 represents a great leap in the development of the Self-Employed Work Statute, in terms of social protection, and meets an important demand of this group. It is a contributory system in which the worker Self-employed workers contribute 2.2% of their contribution base. In turn, the self-employed worker who contributes for this contingency will have the advantage of seeing his contribution for temporary disability coverage reduced by 0.5 points. The financing of the protection will be undertaken exclusively from the contribution for said contingency of self-employed workers who have protected coverage for work accidents and occupational diseases. The General Treasury of Social Security will proceed to distribute the amount of the contributions, differentiating between the amount intended to cover the expenses caused by the benefits to be paid to the beneficiary self-employed worker and his contribution, and the amount intended to finance training, professional guidance and promotion of entrepreneurial activity. The managing bodies will undertake the payment of the economic benefit for cessation of the activity in accordance with the provisions contained, differentiated between Work Accident Insurance Companies and Occupational Disease of Social Security, State Public Employment Service and Social Institute of the Navy. In case they are obtained positive results of the management of the Mutual Funds of Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases of Social Security, are established two types of reservations: First: Provided with at least 80 percent of the total surplus, which will remain in the Mutual Fund, with the purpose of guaranteeing the financial viability of the management of protection due to cessation of activity of the group of self-employed workers it manages. Second: Endowed with up to 20 percent, it will be in the General Treasury of Social Security, with the purpose of guaranteeing the financial sufficiency of the entire protection system for cessation of activity of self-employed workers. The request for recognition of the right will be made in the same Mutual Fund, with which the contingencies derived from work accidents and occupational diseases are covered and must be accompanied by the documents indicated in the royal decree. The single transitional provision, establishes as administration expenses that Mutual Insurance Companies may charge, those that are necessary for the implementation and development of the management system for the benefit for cessation of activity of self-employed workers, such as those derived from implementing computer programs linked to the management of the protection, development and training of their human resources and, where appropriate, those for verification and monitoring of protected situations. The amount of the benefit will be 70% of the self-employed worker's average contribution base for the last twelve months, except for family responsibilities. The duration of the protection will respond to the following scale: | Contribution period (months) | Protection period (months) | |---|---| | From 12 to 17 | 2 | | From 18 to 23 | 3 | | From 24 to 29 | 4 | | From 30 to 35 | 5 | | From 36 to 42 | 6 | | From 43 to 47 | 8 | | From 48 onwards | 12 | The number of contributors to the protection system for cessation of activity is 502,263. Next January, the self-employed agricultural workers. Currently there are nearly 150,000 farmers that have professional contingencies covered. The text takes into account the specificity of agricultural and livestock work, and establishes the temporary cessation of activity in the following cases: * Change of crop or activity livestock due to force majeure, during the period necessary for the development of the new crop or livestock. * Damage in agricultural or livestock farms due to force majeure, during the time essential for their recovery. * Period of disease eradication on livestock farms. * Gender violence that determines the temporary cessation of the activity of the affected worker. The right to protection due to cessation of activity will be recognized for self-employed workers who meet the following requirements: a) Be affiliated on the date of cessation of activity, in a registered situation and covered by professional contingencies and cessation of activity, in the Special Regime for Self-Employed or Self-Employed Workers. b) Request withdrawal from the corresponding Special Regime due to the cessation of activity. c) Have covered the minimum contribution period for cessation of activity referred to in article 12 of this royal decree, the month in which the event causing the benefit occurs being computed for this purpose. d) Be in a legal situation of cessation of activity. (Economic, technical, productive or organizational reasons will be proven by sworn statement and supporting documentation). e) Accredit active availability for reintegration into the labor market, through training activities, professional guidance and promotion of entrepreneurial activity to which the Public Employment Service may invite you. f) Not having reached the ordinary age to qualify for a contributory retirement pension. g) Be up to date with the payment of contributions to the corresponding Special Social Security Regime on the date of cessation of activity. The right to protection due to cessation of activity will also be recognized in the following cases: * Accreditation of the legal situation of cessation of activity due to force majeure. * Accreditation of the legal situation of cessation of activity due to loss of the administrative license. * Accreditation of the legal status of cessation of activity in cases of gender violence. * Proof of the legal status of cessation of activity due to divorce or marital separation agreement. * Accreditation of the legal status of cessation of activity in economically dependent self-employed workers. For the development of the Royal Decree, the observations of the social partners, the professional associations of self-employed workers, the Autonomous Communities and the Council of State have been taken into account. [Discharge](;) ROYAL DECREE 1541-2011 PROTECTION FOR CESSATION OF SELF-EMPLOYED ACTIVITY "Your Mutual - Quality and Service, 365 days a year"