Statute of Workers (Spain)

Royal Decree 2/2015 (on Statute of Workers)

The definition of an employee is given in the Spanish Workers’ Statute (Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of 23 October). In this regard, it should be noted that in Spain the words employees and workers are often used interchangeably, since the difference with other employment statuses is marked by the provision of services as an employed person irrespective of the employer. However, within the Workers’ Statute, other subgroups are also regulated: i) workers made available through a temporary employment agency after a specific contract has been formalized between the company and the temporary employment agency, ii) subcontracting part of the activity to be carried out by an external company.