1. Living and working
in Spain
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December
2010

2. 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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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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
%

8. 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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9. 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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10. Looking for a job in Spain…
 Learning Spanish:
 Instituto cervantes (official institution for Spanish Language)
www.cervantes.es
 On Line
http://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.

11. 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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12. 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

13. Working conditions
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Contracts
Minimum age: 16 years old
Length: temporary / permanent
Requeriments: written (oral contracts authorised in certains cases)
Probationary Period: 2 months (max.)/ 6 months (max.) (qualified)
Working day: 40 h.(max.) per week
Annual 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.

14. 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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15. EURES Onlinejobday
Cost of livingCost of living
Rent 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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