TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS IN SPAIN

There are 2 main types of employment contracts and these are:

• Indefinite Work Contracts
• Temporary Work Contracts

Indefinite contracts are generally full time or part time contracts. There are 2 types of indefinite contracts and they are normal indefinite and normal incentive indefinite.

The main terms of a normal indefinite contract are:

• In the absence of any other formalized contract type, the contract is presumed to be normal indefinite.
  
  
• Severance pay for improper dismissal is a maximum of 45 days salary for every year worked, up to a maximum of 42 months equivalent salary.
  
  
• There are no Social Security subsidies or any other financial incentives.
  
  

The main terms of a normal incentive indefinite contract are:

• Severance pay for improper dismissal is 33 days salary for each year worked with a maximum of 24 months equivalent salary.
  
  
• Subsidies of up to 75% from the employer's social security contribution.
  
  
• Tax benefits.
  
  

This contract is usually only used when hiring:

• Workers over 45 who have been unemployed for at least one year.
  
  
• Women unemployed for more than a year who have been hired for work in sectors where women have been traditionally under-represented.
  
  
• Workers between 30 and 44 who have been unemployed for more than a year.
  
  
• Unemployed workers under 30 years of age. Workers with disabilities.
  
  

There are traditionally 5 types of temporary contracts. These are:

• Contracts for a specific project or service.
  
  
• Casual contracts due to production overload or backlogging.
  
  
• Contract to sit in for a person who is entitled to go back to his job.
  
  
• A work experience contract.
  
  
• A trainee contract.
  
  

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