Final settlement and receipt (finiquito) (Spain)
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For employer and employee in Spain when an employment contract ends, whatever the reason. It itemises the settlement — outstanding pay, the proportional part of the extra payments, holidays not taken, any severance and deductions —, the total in words and figures, whether it is signed before a workers' representative (art. 49.2 of the Spanish Workers' Statute) and space for the employee to write remarks, for example disagreeing with an item. Both sides sign it. In Spanish.
- Made for use in Spain
- Last updated October 20, 2026
Published byDocMuse
When to use this document
- Your job in Spain has ended and the company has handed you the final settlement to sign.
- You disagree with the holiday pay worked out for you and want to note it before signing.
- As an employer, you have to pay a leaving employee their last salary and untaken holidays.
- You want an itemised record of the final payment, signed by both sides.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Employee
- Employee's DNI or NIE (Spanish identity number)
- Employer (company name or, for an individual, full name)
- Employer's NIF (Spanish tax number)
- Position
- Start date
- Date of termination
- Why the contract ended (e.g. “mutual agreement”, “end of the term”)
- Unpaid salary for the last period, gross, in euros
- Proportional part of the extra payments, gross, in euros
- Holidays accrued and not taken, gross, in euros
- Termination compensation, gross, in euros (if any)
- Other items and what they are, in euros (if any)
- Deductions for income tax and social security, in euros
- Total net amount in words, in Spanish (e.g. “mil euros”)
- Total net amount the employee receives, in euros
- Method of payment
- Signed with or without a workers' representative present
- Workers' representative present: full name (if any)
- City
- Date
- Person signing for the employer
Common questions
- Should a finiquito be signed in Spain if you disagree with the amounts?
- The finiquito records what is paid. If you disagree with an item, you can write so in the remarks space before signing, so that it is on record. Spanish courts deny a finiquito release effect where there was a mistake or pressure, or where the amount is clearly below what is owed. Amounts arising from the contract can be claimed within one year (art. 59.2 of the Spanish Workers' Statute), and a dismissal is challenged within twenty working days, starting with the request for conciliation.
- What does a Spanish finiquito include?
- What the employer owes up to the termination date: outstanding pay for the last period, the proportional part of the extra payments, holidays accrued and not taken and, where due, severance for dismissal or for the end of a temporary contract, less income tax and social security deductions. The employer must give a draft settlement with the notice of termination, and the employee may ask for a workers' representative to be present at signing (art. 49.2 of the Spanish Workers' Statute).
- Should the employer also sign the finiquito in Spain?
- It is best for both sides to sign. The Spanish Supreme Court (judgment 75/2019 of 30 January) held that a finiquito signed only by the employee records only the employee's will and does not bind the employer, which could later reclaim an overpayment. That is why this receipt carries both signatures, with place and date, and each side keeps a copy.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
- Sign it yourself with a qualified electronic signature. If you already hold a QES — Evrotrust, B-Trust, StampIT, ZealiD or any qualified provider on the EU Trusted List, on a card, a USB token, in a mobile app or in the cloud — our signing guide explains step by step how to sign this exact file without invalidating it. Step-by-step help, and a way to check it worked
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