Employment Lawyers in Las Palmas
Standing Up For Your Rights
Reclaiming what belongs to you with straightforward and honest guidance. No hidden surprises
SERVICES
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Employment Termination
Have you been dismissed and don't know what to do?
Don't settle for the first offer the company gives you. We provide a professional analysis of your dismissal letter to ensure its legality and calculate the true compensation you are owed by law. -
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Workplace Accidents
Securing your future when your health prevents you from working. If you have suffered a workplace accident or a medical condition that limits your professional capacity, we are here to help.
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Unpaid Wages Claims
Your work must always be paid.
If you are facing unpaid wages, constant delays, or if your final settlement (finiquito) has not been paid after ending your employment, we act immediately.
Additional Legal Services in Las Palmas:
- SEMAC Representation: Legal assistance during mandatory conciliation and mediation hearings prior to court proceedings.
- FOGASA Claims: Recovery of unpaid wages and compensation from the Government Wage Guarantee Fund in cases of company insolvency or bankruptcy.
- Work-Life Balance Rights: Legal support for reduced working hours, schedule adaptations, and defense of parental or elder care leave.
- False Self-Employed (Falsos Autónomos): Reporting and regularizing workers incorrectly registered as freelancers who should be on the company payroll.
- Challenging Medical Discharges: Legal appeals against the INSS or insurance companies (Mutuas) when forced back to work before full recovery.
- Permanent Disability: Expert management and defense of all disability levels: Partial, Total, Absolute, and Severe Disability (Gran Invalidez).
- Disciplinary Sanctions: Defense and annulment of unjustified warnings or suspensions without pay.
- Severance Pay Calculation: Professional review of final settlements (finiquito) to ensure all holiday pay, notice periods, and bonuses are included.
- Canarian Collective Agreements: Specialists in key local sectors: Hospitality, Retail, Construction, and Transport in Las Palmas.
- "In Itínere" Accidents: Compensation claims for accidents occurring during your commute to or from work.
- Constructive Dismissal: Legal strategy to resign while securing maximum compensation due to serious employer breaches (non-payment, harassment, etc.).
- Redundancies (ERE & ERTE): Legal advice and defense regarding collective dismissals and temporary layoffs.
- Professional Category Claims: Procedures for the legal recognition of your actual professional group and duties performed, including claims for any corresponding salary differences.
- Geographic Mobility: Legal defense and advice regarding transfers or relocations imposed by the employer that require a change of residence for the employee.
- Senior Executive Contracts: Specialized advice on high-level executive contracts, "golden parachute" clauses, non-compete agreements, and the termination of special employment relationships.
- Unfair Dismissals: Challenging terminations that lack legal cause or fail to meet formal requirements, seeking either reinstatement or the maximum legal compensation.
- Disciplinary Dismissals: Defense against dismissals based on alleged serious misconduct; we review the veracity of the facts and the proportionality of the sanction.
- Null and Void Dismissals: Legal protection against dismissals that violate fundamental rights or occur during protected periods (maternity, pregnancy, medical leave, or retaliation).
- Unpaid Wage Claims: Legal action to recover monthly salaries, extra payments, commissions, or bonuses not paid by the employer, including the 10% annual late payment interest.
- Workplace Accident Compensation: Claims for damages arising from accidents at work or occupational diseases, including surcharges for lack of mandatory safety measures.
FAQs
If you have been dismissed, you have 20 working days to file a claim. This is a strict deadline known as a "statute of limitations" (caducidad); if it passes, you lose your right to any compensation or reinstatement.
Key points to remember:
- Working days only: The countdown excludes Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays (national, regional, or local holidays in Las Palmas).
- August counts: Unlike other legal matters in Spain, August is considered a working month for dismissal claims.
- The "SEMAC" effect: Filing the conciliation paperwork (Papeleta de Conciliación) pauses the clock, but only for a limited time.
Our advice: Do not wait until the last minute. We need time to analyze your dismissal letter and calculate your true compensation.
Not necessarily. In fact, the majority of cases in Las Palmas are resolved at the SEMAC (the mandatory conciliation phase) through an agreement between the employer and the worker.
Our primary goal is to secure the maximum compensation for you in the shortest time possible, avoiding court proceedings whenever a beneficial settlement is reached.
No. In Spain, if you sign a voluntary resignation (baja voluntaria), you are generally not entitled to receive unemployment benefits (paro). You also lose your right to any legal compensation for dismissal.
Exceptions and Advice:
- Constructive Dismissal: If you are resigning because your employer has committed a serious breach (such as not paying your salary or workplace harassment), we can help you file a claim to resign while retaining your right to full compensation and unemployment benefits.
- Mutual Agreement: Be very careful with "agreements" to leave the company; they must be handled correctly to ensure your legal protection.
Our Recommendation: Never sign a resignation letter without consulting us first. We can help you find the best legal strategy to protect your future.
Protection Against Discrimination
Following the enactment of Law 15/2022, a dismissal during medical leave without a genuine and justified cause can be declared null and void (nulo) due to discrimination.
If the dismissal is ruled null, the company is legally obligated to reinstate you in your position and pay all backdated wages (salarios de tramitación) lost since the date of your dismissal.
Absolutely. If you are working in the Canary Islands, regardless of your nationality, you are protected by the Spanish Workers' Statute (Estatuto de los Trabajadores) and local Collective Agreements. You have the exact same rights to severance pay, paid holidays, sick leave, and protection against workplace harassment as any Spanish citizen. Your contract must comply with Spanish law, and we are here to ensure it does.
Yes, and you are protected by it. If your contract is under Spanish jurisdiction (you have a Spanish payslip and contribute to the Spanish Social Security), Spanish labor laws apply to you. This means any dismissal must follow formal procedures, including a written notice and the corresponding severance pay.
Note for Nomads: Many remote workers are incorrectly hired as "Independent Contractors" (Freelancers) when they should be regular employees. This is known as a "False Self-Employed" situation. If this applies to you, you may be entitled to significant backdated benefits and higher compensation.