The active population in figures

Note: (e) Estimated data

Working conditions

Legal weekly duration

40 hours

Retirement age

65 or 64 years. In January 2011, a pension reform was introduced, increasing the legal retirement age from 65 to 67 over a 15-year period beginning in 2013.

Working contracts

The labor contract can be written or oral; for an indefinite period or for a defined duration, training contract, relief contract, termporary contract for work or defined assignment.
For further information, please visit the website of INEM or refer the labor guide from the Department of Labor and Social Welfare.

Cost of labor

Minimum wage

20 EUR/day, 600 EUR/month or 8,400 EUR/year

Average wage

Average monthly gross earnings in Spain is 1,630 EUR.

Social contributions

Social security contributions paid by employers: 29.9%
Social security contributions paid by employees: 6.35%

Social partners

Social dialogue and involvement of social partners

There are about forty trade unions (general or regional) and a large number of sector-based / regional unions (gremios). Collective bargaining is widespread in both the private and public sectors.

Unions

National Labor Union
Association of Trade Unions
Workers' Commission

Unionization rate

Union membership is low: around 14%. 60% of the working population is covered by collective bargaining agreements.

Labor regulation bodies

Department of Labor and Social welfare