Global Expansion Resources | Spain
Spain HR Services
Expand your business into Spain without the HR burden
Let Leap29 handle your Spain HR responsibilities
Spain offers strong access to European markets, a skilled workforce, and a well-established employment framework. However, hiring employees in Spain means operating within a detailed system of labour law, collective agreements, payroll requirements and employee protections.
For many international businesses, understanding Spanish employment law and HR compliance obligations can be challenging, particularly where rules differ across regions or are shaped by industry-level agreements. Building an in-house HR function with the right local expertise is often time-consuming and costly.
Leap29’s Spanish HR services provide a practical alternative. We help businesses employ staff in Spain compliantly, manage HR processes effectively, and support employees in line with local expectations.
With more than 25 years of experience supporting global expansion, we simplify HR compliance in Spain for foreign companies, allowing your teams to focus on growth.
As part of our Spanish HR services, we can support your business with:
- Drafting and issuing Spanish-compliant employment contracts
- Running Spanish payroll in line with tax and social security requirements
- Managing statutory benefits, leave entitlements and employee rights
- Implementing HR policies aligned with Spanish labour law and workplace regulations
Want to expand into Spain?
Contact us today to see how Leap29 can be the trusted partner that supports your global expansion.
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HR software
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Global compliance
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Spain HR Compliance and Advisory Support
Key HR responsibilities in Spain
Employment contracts and collective agreements
Under Spanish employment law, contracts are generally presumed to be indefinite, with fixed-term contracts allowed only in specific circumstances. It’s vital that employers ensure contracts reflect the correct employment relationship and comply with legal requirements.
A key feature of employing staff in Spain is the role of collective bargaining agreements (convenios colectivos). These agreements often set pay, working conditions and benefits at an industry or regional level. Employers must apply the terms of the relevant agreement, provided they are more favourable than statutory minimums.
Leap29 supports businesses by aligning employment contracts and HR practices with both statutory law and applicable collective agreements.
Working hours, time tracking and employee rights
A standard working week in Spain is 40 hours, though it is expected that legislation will soon reduce that to 37.5 hours, calculated as an annual average, with limits on daily working time. Employees are entitled to rest breaks, weekly rest periods and a minimum of 30 calendar days of paid annual leave.
Employers are also required to maintain accurate records of working time, often referred to as time tracking (registro de jornada), to demonstrate compliance with working time regulations.
Our team ensures your working time policies, contracts and HR systems meet these requirements while remaining practical for day-to-day operations.
Payroll, social security and minimum wage
Companies hiring employees in Spain must meet strict payroll obligations, including monthly salary payments, detailed payslips and correct tax and social security contributions.
Spain operates a national minimum wage system, although actual pay levels are often determined by collective agreements. As of 2026, the minimum wage for all workers in agriculture, industry and services is €40.70 per day or €1,221 per month, paid in 14 instalments per year, regardless of age or sex.
Employers must also manage statutory deductions and ensure payroll processes align with current regulations.
Leap29 manages these requirements as part of our Spain payroll and HR services, helping you maintain accurate and compliant payroll operations.
Employee protections, equality and workplace policies
Spanish employment law provides strong protections for employees, including rules on non-discrimination, equal pay and workplace conduct. Employers must prevent harassment and ensure fair treatment across all stages of employment.
Additional obligations include supporting employee representation, recognising trade union rights and complying with health and safety regulations under workplace risk prevention laws.
Leap29 helps businesses implement Spain-compliant HR frameworks that reflect these protections while supporting consistent employee management.
Termination and dismissal procedures
Ending an employment relationship in Spain requires careful handling, with several detailed legal procedures that vary depending on the type of dismissal that employers must follow. Regardless, employers must provide valid grounds for all types of dismissal, which may include objective, disciplinary or collective reasons.
Spanish employees have strong legal rights to challenge dismissals through labour courts within 20 working days, and failure to follow correct processes can lead to claims of unfair or null dismissal.
Our team supports employers through Spain termination processes, helping you manage dismissals in line with Spanish labour law and reduce legal risk.
Essential Spain HR Policies
Employers in Spain are expected to maintain clear policies and procedures that reflect legal obligations and workplace standards. Key areas include:
- Equality and non-discrimination policies, aligned with Spanish employment legislation set out in The Estatuto de los Trabajadores, or Workers Statute
- Workplace health and safety procedures, under risk prevention laws
- Time tracking and working time policies, ensuring compliance with working hours regulations
Leap29 can implement these policies for your business or review existing documentation to ensure full compliance with Spanish labour law.
Why choose Leap29 for your Spain HR Services?
Expanding into Spain requires more than a basic understanding of employment law. You need local insight that’s powered by global experience, practical HR processes that easily integrate into your business, and reliable, human-first support for your workforce.
Leap29 works alongside your internal teams to provide:
- Reduced administrative burden on your central HR function
- Clear, country-specific HR guidance aligned with Spanish regulations
- Ongoing support to keep pace with legislative and regulatory changes
- Structured processes for onboarding, employee relations and workforce management
We’re not just another external HR provider. We’re an extension of your own HR function.
Why expand into Spain?
Expanding into Spain is a great move for businesses seeking a country with a high quality of life and steady economic growth. With our help and support, your business can take advantage of:
- Access to a large and skilled workforce across key sectors, including technology
- Strong legal framework with clearly defined employee rights
- Established infrastructure and connections across European markets
- Wide coverage of collective agreements providing structured employment conditions
Leap29 helps you take advantage of these opportunities while ensuring your HR operations in Spain remain compliant and well-managed.
Speak to our Spain HR specialists
Expanding into Spain does not have to mean navigating HR complexity alone. Our team can help you manage compliance, support your employees and build a strong foundation for growth.
Call us on +44 (0) 20 8129 6860 or email expansion@leap29.com to find out how we can support your business in Spain.
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Spain
Expansion Resources
Spain’s 2026 Labour and Social Security Reforms: What Employers Should Expect
A New Chapter for Spain’s Labour Market
Spain Payroll Solutions
Spain Employment Contracts
Spain EOR Services
Spain Work Permits & Visas
Spain PEO Services
Spain Entity Set Up
Local expertise, global reach
Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – with or without your own foreign entities. We can help you set up and manage foreign entities – or act as an Employer of Record. We can also help with multi-country payroll and all your HR management. Wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can help.
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We make expansion in Spain simple
Employing people compliantly across international borders can be challenging but we make it simple, bringing down barriers and making light work of the complexities. We offer the full range of compliant global expansion solutions so that wherever, whenever and however you want to employ people, we can support you.
EOR Services
Employ people compliantly in 180+ countries – without setting up new entities. We’ll shoulder responsibility as Employer of Record (EOR), making sure all your international employment is fully compliant.
We can also take care of your global HR from multi-country payroll to onboarding and offboarding.
Payroll Solutions
Getting global payroll right is one of the hardest challenges for any business expanding into new countries. We can shoulder this burden, freeing up valuable in-house resource to focus on growing your business.
Consider us an extension of your HR team, ready to answer all your questions large and small.
Global Mobility
Mobilise your people across borders with ease. Relocating to work abroad can feel daunting. But with Leap29 at your side, your employees can feel safe and supported.
We’ll guide your employees through the complexities of working in another country, helping them settle in fast.
Entity Services
Follow the opportunities to grow your business – wherever they take you.
We lighten the load of establishing and managing foreign entities and can help you solve all your entity challenges from running compliant, accurate multi-country payroll to local accounting and financial reporting.
PEO Solutions
Employ international talent wherever and whenever you need it – and enjoy the peace of mind of knowing you’re fully compliant. Our Professional Employer Organisation (PEO) services allow you to focus on growing your business while we handle compliance, multi-country payroll and your global HR.
Support & Advisory
The help you need to make your global growth effortless – trusted guidance and advice on your expansion challenges large and small.
HR Support
When you’re employing people in lots of different countries, answering just a simple query can take a disproportionate amount of time for your in-house HR team. Our HR Support service reduces this burden, saving you time and money and giving you the confidence of knowing your employees are well looked after, whatever their location.
Contractor Payroll
Enjoy compliant contractor payroll that meets all local requirements for tax, social security and employment legislation. We understand the importance of compliant contractor payroll to the success of your business and will pay your contractors on time, every time.
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Pricing
Budget confidently with transparent, competitive fees and no hidden costs.
Want us to shoulder employer liability and take care of your global HR through our EOR solution? No problem. Just want global payroll? You can have that too. Pick the solutions that your individual business needs.