Employment: templates and forms

For an employee leaving a job in Spain of their own accord. The letter gives the employer notice of resignation (art. 49.1.d of the Spanish Workers' Statute), with the notice period of the collective agreement or, where it says nothing, local custom, sets the last working day and asks for the final settlement (finiquito), the last payslip, the tax withholding certificate and the employer's certificate. It is sent by burofax with certified content, which proves the text and the date. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain with at least one year's service who wants to stop working for a while without breaking the link with the employer. The request asks for the voluntary leave of absence of art. 46.2 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, from four months to five years, with its dates, and recalls the priority right to return to a vacancy. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain whose employer has not paid wages, extra payments or overtime. The letter itemises what is owed by month and type, demands payment by a set date with the ten per cent late-payment interest of art. 29.3 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, interrupts the one-year time limit to claim and announces the request for conciliation (papeleta). It is sent by burofax with certified content. In Spanish.

For a company or self-employed person in Spain hiring an employee on an open-ended contract, full-time or part-time. It sets out the position and professional group, the collective agreement, a trial period within the limits of art. 14 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, working hours, salary and the two extra payments, holidays, training and notice, with the written information required by Spanish Royal Decree 723/2026. Signed in two copies before work starts. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain whose contract has ended and who has not received the paperwork. The letter asks the employer for the employer's certificate for the SEPE, the final settlement (finiquito) with each item itemised, any missing payslips and the income-tax withholding certificate, and leaves room for other documents. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

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.

For an employer and an employee in Spain who decide together to end the employment contract (art. 49.1.a of the Spanish Workers' Statute). It sets the termination date, any compensation they agree, the settlement of what is owed up to that day (pay, extra payments, holidays) and the return of company property. Ending a job by mutual agreement gives no right to Spanish unemployment benefit. Both sides sign, each keeping a copy. In Spanish.

For an employer in Spain that needs to cover an employee entitled to return to the job (sick leave, unpaid leave, birth leave), make up hours another employee has reduced, or fill a post while the permanent holder is chosen. It makes you state the cause, the specific circumstances and, where it applies, the name of the person replaced (art. 15.3 of the Spanish Workers' Statute). It sets the term, trial period, hours and pay; no severance is due at the end. Signed before work starts. In Spanish.

A Spanish letter, in Spanish, for an employee on sick leave in Spain who wants to tell the employer in writing. Since 1 April 2023 (Spanish Royal Decree 1060/2022) the employee no longer hands in a copy of the sick note: the INSS, Spain's social security institute, sends its details to the employer electronically. The letter only reports the absence, its start date and, if wished, the estimated length, never the diagnosis. Hand it over against a signed receipt, send it by certified post or burofax, or use the channel set by the collective agreement. It holds health data, so it is sold blank and filled in by hand.

For a householder in Spain who employs someone to work in the home (cleaning, childcare or elderly care) and dismisses them for a serious, culpable breach. The letter meets art. 55.1 of the Spanish Workers' Statute: the facts, the ground under art. 54.2, the effective date, the prior hearing and the final settlement. For domestic employment only. It is handed over against a receipt or sent by burofax. In Spanish.

For a family or person in Spain hiring a household employee on an open-ended contract: cleaning, cooking, childcare or care of an older person, living in or out. It sets out the tasks, the trial period, the hours and rest of Spanish Royal Decree 1620/2011, pay by the month or by the hour, pay in kind, the extra payments, holidays and the termination rules as they stand since Royal Decree-Law 16/2022. Both sides sign it before work starts. In Spanish.

For an employer in Spain that wants to set down in writing what information an employee must keep secret, during the contract and afterwards. It defines confidential information, what is excluded, permitted use, the return of documents and equipment at the end and the period after termination, in line with the duty of good faith in the Spanish Workers' Statute and Spanish Law 1/2019 on Trade Secrets. It is not a non-compete clause: it does not stop the employee working for another business later. Both sides sign it. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain who wants to ask for holiday dates in writing. The request gives the year the holiday belongs to and the first and last day, recalls the thirty calendar days and the two months' notice of art. 38 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, and asks for a written answer. It is handed over against a receipt («Recibí») signed by the employer, sent by certified letter or, if preferred, by burofax. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain who will be absent on full pay for a wedding or registration as a civil partner, a relative's accident, serious illness or hospital stay, a death, a house move or an urgent family emergency. The letter gives the prior notice of art. 37.3 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, states the reason and the dates and announces the supporting document. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

For an employer and employee in Spain agreeing regular remote work — at least thirty per cent of working time over three months —, which Spanish Law 10/2021 requires in writing before it starts. It covers the minimum content of art. 7: inventory of equipment and its useful life, expenses and how they are compensated, hours and availability, percentage and days, the workplace the employee belongs to and the chosen place, notice to return to the office, monitoring, technical problems, data and duration. Both sign; the employer gives the representatives a copy within ten days. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain with a child under eight who wants to take the parental leave of art. 48 bis of the Spanish Workers' Statute, of up to eight weeks. The letter tells the employer the weeks, the start and end dates and whether it will be full-time or part-time, with the ten days' notice the law sets or the collective agreement's. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain who needs to change working hours, how they are spread or to work remotely in order to care for children or relatives, without cutting hours or pay. The request asks for the adaptation of art. 34.8 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, explains the need and recalls that the employer must negotiate for up to fifteen days and answer in writing. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain who needs a few days or weeks off without pay. The request asks the employer for unpaid leave on stated dates, under the collective agreement or as an agreement, because the Spanish Workers' Statute gives no general right to it, and asks for a written answer. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

For a mother, father or other parent working in Spain who will take leave for a birth, adoption, guardianship or foster care. The letter tells the employer, with the fifteen days' notice of art. 48.4 of the Spanish Workers' Statute, in which weeks the leave will be taken after the six compulsory ones. The benefit is claimed separately, free of charge, from the INSS. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.

For an employer in Spain that needs a temporary contract for an occasional, unforeseeable rise in activity or for an occasional, foreseeable and short situation. It makes the employer describe the cause, the specific circumstances and their link with the term precisely, as art. 15 of the Spanish Workers' Statute has required since the 2021 labour reform: without that cause the contract is open-ended. It sets the term (up to six months, or a year if a sector agreement extends it), trial period, hours, pay and the final payment of twelve days per year. Signed before work starts. In Spanish.

For an employee in Spain caring for a child under twelve, a person with a disability or a relative who cannot look after themselves, who wants to work fewer hours. The letter gives notice of the reduction (between one eighth and one half, with pay cut in proportion), the hours chosen within the ordinary working day and the dates, with the fifteen days' notice of art. 37.7 of the Spanish Workers' Statute. It is handed over against a receipt, sent by certified letter or by burofax. In Spanish.