Beware of dismissing a worker with permanent disability, it is now forbidden

Article 49.1 of the Workers' Statute has been amended and eliminates the possibility of automatically dismissing a person when he or she is recognized as having a total, absolute or great disability.Since April 22, only the worker can decide whether to terminate his or her contract after the declaration of incapacity.The employment relationship will be extinguished only in the event of death.Continue reading

With almost unanimous parliamentary support, the Senate has given a definitive green light to a historic reform of the Workers’ Statute that abolishes automatic dismissal for permanent incapacity. This amendment puts Spain in line with international standards on the rights of persons with disabilities and redefines the balance between social protection and corporate obligations. The Senate plenary has definitively approved the draft law amending…

The Senate plenary approved on Tuesday, after almost a year in the process, the bill to prohibit all companies and self-employed workers from being automatically dismissed for permanent incapacity. Until now, businesses were protected by the regulations and could automatically terminate an employee’s contract when he had an accident that would invalidate him for his job. Self-employed people who have debts with Social Security will not be able t…

The Senate plenary approved this week with 251 votes in favor and only the opposition of Vox, the legal reform that eliminates the automatic termination of the employment contract in cases of permanent incapacity due to sudden disability. This modification is included in the bill that affects the revised text of the Workers' Statute and the Law [...] The entry The Senate approves the elimination of automatic dismissal due to sudden permanent inc…

The Government has approved a legal reform that eliminates the automatic dismissal of the Workers' Statute. From now on, only the worker can decide whether or not to continue in his or her position after receiving recognition of a permanent disability.Our country's companies will now have to offer alternatives such as adapting the position or reassigning the employee to one that is compatible, provided that it does not involve an excessive cost …

The Senate has approved and sent to the State Gazette the bill that puts an end to automatic dismissals in the world of work if a worker is diagnosed with permanent disability, amending the Workers' Statute and the General Social Security Act. With 251 votes in favour and 3 against, the High House has ratified the regulation. Adapting the job. Before dismissing a worker who has been granted full permanent disability, the company will be obliged …