Living and Working in Spain, presented by EURES

Living and working in Spain

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2010

Presentation: some data

46.745.807 inhabitants

6.466.278foreigners registered: 13,83% of the total population

Government: Parliamentary Monarchy

17 Autonomous regions

Main cities: Madrid (capital),

Barcelona, Valencia, Sevilla,

Bilbao, Málaga,…

The currency: €

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Cultural Aspects

Climate : Varies enormously region to region

Life style:

Working/opening hours

Languages: Spanish and Catalan, Gallego, Basque,…

Spanish people don’t speak English

Social life on the street (bars, tapas,…)

New Laws / Social changes:

Homosexual marriage

Labour and family conciliation law

Smoking forbidden in public places...

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Arrival in Spain

Central Register of foreigners:

When? Within three month of entering

Where? At the foreigner’s offices or at the Police Station.

How? Showing only your valid identity card or passport & paying a fee.

What? The office will give you a certificate of registration with your NIE number

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Compulsory documents

N.I.E.: Foreigners ID number - Obtained on registering or separately if you will be less than 3

month in spain

- Just Showing your ID card or Passport

-Used in many administrative procedures:

To open a bank account

To register in the employment office

To buy a flat or a car

To pay taxes (NIF) http://www.aeat.es

Social Security Number: The employer gets it for the worker before begining to work

http://www.seg-social.es

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The characteristics of Spanish labour market

The Spanish economy is very sensitive to the changes in the global economy

High ratio of Employment destruction after a period of High Employment creation index

Activity rate: 60,1%Unemployment rate: 20,09% unemployment rate for women: 20,56%Unemployment young people rate: 28,4 %

http://www.ine.es/en/welcome_en.htm

High temporary contracts index: 25,08% (UE-27: 14,5%)

The employment law includes a high level of protection for the employees

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Labour market: BIG CHANGES!!!

Unemployment rate 2007-2010: 8.7% to 20,09%

19,94 %

29,48%

15,58%

10,4% 17,71%

16,42%

27,78%

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23,83%

Occupations and sectors that stand out for surplus

Construction Sector:Labourers in building construction Bricklayers and stonemasons

Industry Sector:labourers in the manufacturing industry

Service Sector:Waiters and bartenders

Find work is not easy in any profession

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Oportunities of employment

Renewable energy engineers. (innovative and competitive )

Project leaders Business development Sales agents (languages) and marketing services.

Doctors (specialist)

Tourist Entertainers and new touristic fields (sports, cultural, relationships, exotic destinations…)

JAVA developers and computer programmers

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Looking for a job in Spain…

Learning Spanish:

Instituto cervantes (official institution for Spanish Language)www.cervantes.es

On Linehttp://cvc.cervantes.es/aula

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Speak Spanish is compulsory for many jobs. Spanish people don’t speak English!

Qualified Professionals: have to understand the Spanish language.

Looking for a job in Spain…

Before leaving your country:

Check EURES network!!

http://eures.europa.eu

All Public Employments Services in Spain(There are 17 Regional employment Services)

http://www.redtrabaja.es

(links also available in EURES Website)

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Looking for a job in Spain…

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Private Placement Agencies

Temporary Employment Agencies

Recruitment companies

Chambers of Commerce, Professional associations and trade union

Press & Internet

Networking: contacts and personal relationships

Speculative job applications

Working conditions

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ContractsMinimum age: 16 years oldLength: temporary / permanentRequeriments: written (oral contracts authorised in certains cases)

Probationary Period: 2 months (max.)/ 6 months (max.) (qualified)Working day: 40 h.(max.) per weekAnnual holidays: 30 calendar days per year (min.)Holidays: 14 days off / year; 15 days off for marriage; 16 weeks for maternity

Main Labour Law in Spain:

The Workers´ Estatute &

Colective Agreements per sectors.

Working conditions: salary

The salary is normaly paid monthly Established by collective agreement or individual contract. A pay-slip (“NÓMINA”) should be given by the company. Minimum Guaranteed Wage: 2010 gross & full time

633,30 € / month 21,11 € / day 8,866,20 € / year

At least 14 payments per year The employer whithholds taxes and Social Security contributions from the

workers’s wages.

Social Security: 6,4 % (the employer pays around 30,8 %) Taxes: between 24% to 43 %

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Cost of livingCost of livingRent a flat:Rent a flat:

2 bedrooms2 bedrooms: 500€ - 900€ /month : 500€ - 900€ /month

3 bedrooms3 bedrooms:: 700€ - 1200€/month700€ - 1200€/month

Ticket bus/metroTicket bus/metro:: 1,10€. 1,10€.

Other...Other...

-Milk:-Milk: 0,80 € 0,80 € --SugarSugar: 1€: 1€

-12 eggs-12 eggs: 1,6 €: 1,6 € --ApplesApples:1.80 €/kg:1.80 €/kg

-Cinema-Cinema: 6.7 €: 6.7 € --Coca-colaCoca-cola: 2.10 €: 2.10 €

-Daily Menú-Daily Menú : 10 € : 10 € --Burguer menuBurguer menu: 6 € : 6 €

-Newspaper-Newspaper: 1’20€ -: 1’20€ -BaguetteBaguette: 0’75 €: 0’75 €

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