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Papeleta de conciliación: request for conciliation after a dismissal (Spain)

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For an employee in Spain dismissed by a company or private employer who disagrees with the dismissal. The papeleta de conciliación is the compulsory first step before suing: it is filed with the region's mediation, arbitration and conciliation service within twenty working days of the dismissal (Art. 59.3 of the Workers' Statute; Art. 63 and 103 of the Labour Procedure Act), and it suspends that period. It works where the service accepts a request you write yourself; Andalusia, for example, requires its own form. Without agreement, the claim goes to the labour section of the Tribunal de Instancia. In Spanish.

  • Last updated October 27, 2026
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When to use this document

  • Your employer in Spain has dismissed you and you disagree with the dismissal.
  • You have received a dismissal letter and want to challenge it before time runs out.
  • You were told of your dismissal by phone or message and given nothing in writing.
  • You want to file the papeleta de conciliación with the SMAC or your region's service.

What you fill in

The details the document asks for.

  • Employee
  • Employee's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
  • Employee's address
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Employer (company name or, for an individual, full name)
  • Employer's NIF (Spanish tax number)
  • Employer's address (registered office, for a company)
  • Date of hiring
  • Position
  • Place of work
  • Gross pay including the share of extra payments, and its period (monthly or yearly)
  • Date you were told of the dismissal
  • Date the dismissal took effect
  • Reason the employer gives (from the dismissal letter)
  • How you challenge the dismissal (unfair or void)
  • Why you disagree with the dismissal
  • Workers' representative in the past year
  • Other sums the employer owes you (final settlement, wages, holiday)
  • Total of those sums (in euro, figure only)
  • City
  • Date
  • Region's labour conciliation service (e.g. SMAC in Madrid)

Common questions

What is the deadline for the papeleta against a dismissal in Spain?
Twenty working days from the day after the dismissal takes effect, not counting Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays (Art. 59.3 of the Workers' Statute and Art. 103 of the Labour Procedure Act). Filing the papeleta suspends that period, which resumes the day after the conciliation hearing, or fifteen working days after filing if no hearing has been held (Art. 65.1); the days left are the days you have to sue. Do not leave it to the last day.
Where is the papeleta filed in Spain, and does it work in every region?
With the mediation, arbitration and conciliation service of the region where you worked (in Madrid, the SMAC): at its registry or online with a digital certificate or Cl@ve. Some regions have adopted a form whose use is compulsory, such as Andalusia since March 2025: there, copy these details into its form. Check your service's website before filing.
What happens after the papeleta is filed in Spain?
The service summons both sides to a conciliation hearing. Attendance is compulsory: if you fail to attend without good cause, the papeleta is treated as not filed (Art. 66.2 of the Labour Procedure Act). An agreement reached there is enforceable; if there is none or the employer does not appear, file the claim with the labour section of the Tribunal de Instancia within the days left of the period, with the certificate of the hearing. You can file the papeleta directly, with no representative.

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