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The labour market
The mid-nineties witnessed the creation of several new labour contracts – temporary, part-time and training contracts – aimed at the enhancement of employment mobility. These contracts allow companies to hire employees for a limited period of time. Once this period has expired, the company can offer the candidate a permanent contract if he/she meets the job profile or his/her services are still required by the employer. According to 2005 figures, the unemployment rate among the economically active population in Spain amounted to 8.7%.
Job opportunities: qualified vs. non-qualified work
According to the Occupational Observatory of the Spanish Public Employment Service (INEM), the sectors of agriculture, construction, industry and services have the highest proportion of hard-to-fill vacancies. The services sector has the highest number of job offers, labour demand and staff recruitment. The tourism and hotel trade, as well as the sectors of construction and agriculture, recruit large numbers of foreigners.
The economic activities that are expected to generate the majority of new employment opportunities are those related to environment, such as biologists, botanists and zoologists. Many vacancies are available for technicians in electric engineering, chemical engineering, physics and engineering. There is also high demand for non-qualified or low-qualified jobs, such as salespeople, cooks, waiters, hairdressers, gardeners, carpenters or domestic employees.
Freelance jobs
There is also a wide range of freelance jobs available for foreigners who settle in Spain, such as, for example, language teacher, translator, babysitter, au pair, volunteer, etc...
Advantages when seeking employment
Spain has an excess of university graduates (economists, lawyers, etc...). A good way to differentiate yourself from your competitors and increase your chances of getting a great job offer is by gaining a Master's degree in any area of specialisation, which is greatly appreciated by Spanish employers. Foreign language knowledge is also a plus, especially English, although French and German are also very useful.
How to find employment
If you meet all the necessary requirements to work in Spain (work and residence permits), you will discover there are endless ways to seek and obtain employment. The most efficient way to find employment is through the EURES network, which provides plenty of useful information on how to find employment before moving to Spain. The EURES web page (www.europa.eu.int/eures ) has a wide range of information in multiple languages. EURES is a cooperation network (created at the initiative of the European Commission) between the Public Employment Services from the EU/EEA Member States and Switzerland. EURES allows access to the job vacancy databases of 29 countries.
Spanish Public Employment Service
The Spanish Public Employment Service (also known as INEM or National Employment Institute) actively participates in the integration of unemployed people into the labour market. This service offers training programmes, provides information on job offers, vocational training and unemployment compensation procedures. For more information on the Spanish Public Employment Service, please visit their website at www.inem.es or contact your nearest INEM office. EU nationals working in Spain have the same rights as Spanish nationals. To use the services of the National Employment Institute, you must have a valid identity card or passport and be resident in Spain. The management of active employment policies has been decentralised and is now carried out by the Job Placement Offices of the different Autonomous Regions. You can find a complete list of the Job Placement Offices, grouped per Autonomous Region and province, on the INEM web page (www.inem.es ) under "otras informaciones" (other information).
Temporary Employment Agencies TT
Temporary employment agencies are also a valuable tool for finding employment. ETT's charge a commission based on the employee's salary. These agencies tend to offer vacancies in jobs that do not require higher education (waiters, cooks, salespeople, secretaries, domestic employees, etc...). The Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs (C/ Pio Baroja, 6. Madrid. Tel.: 91 363 18 00) offers a list of all Temporary Employment Agencies throughout Spain. They are also listed in the Yellow Pages.
Press
Most Spanish newspapers have an employment section. Most of them include a special employment supplement on Sundays, called the "salmon pages" ("paginas salmon"). "El Mundo", "ABC" and "La Razon" are nationally circulated newspapers
with regional supplements. The two leading local newspapers of the Autonomous Region of Catalonia – "la vanguardia " and "El Periodico" – also have their own employment section. Most newsstands in tourist areas in Spain sell English, German or French newspapers with employment sections listing job vacancies for bilingual and multilingual staff.
Many newspapers have an online edition where you can find job offers or offer links to job search portals.
Embassies
The Consulate Sections of many foreign Embassies have useful information on finding employment in Spain, as well as lists of companies from their home countries established in Spain that are looking for personnel.
Internship
If you are looking for employment, it might be a good idea to undertake an internship in a Spanish company, which is very popular among young students and recent graduates. Interns usually do not receive any salary or are employed for a very low salary. Most schools and university faculties have internship offers posted on their notice boards. The Employment Guidance and Information Centres of the Spanish universities and the head offices of the University-Enterprise Foundation spread throughout Spain are also a very valuable source of information.
Information on employment regulations
EU citizens
Any citizen of the EU (including Cyprus and Malta), of other EEA Member States and of Switzerland, has the right to work in Spain under the same conditions as Spanish nationals. Citizens of EU Member States do not need work permits, except for citizens from the 8 countries that joined the EU on 1St May 2004 and for which a two-year transition period was established: they will receive the same treatment as other EU citizens once this transition period has ended. European citizens cannot be denied employment opportunities on the grounds of nationality. Besides, every European citizen has the right to engage in any lawful commercial activity. This means that, in theory, there are no barriers to EU citizens taking employment in Spain. However, in actual practice, language could present a barrier when it comes to employment opportunities, as very few companies are willing to hire foreign employees who do not speak Spanish. Freelance professionals are allowed to carry out their profession in Spain, under the condition that their university degree – in the case of a regulated profession – has been officially recognised. Freelance workers must also be registered as self-employed.
Third-country nationals (non-EU citizens)
Third-country nationals are required to have a work permit to legally work in Spain. An employer who wishes to employ a third-country national must apply for the corresponding residence permit and work permit for salaried employment at the relevant authorities of the Spanish province where the employment activity will be performed. If the application is approved, the third-country worker will have to apply for a visa at the Diplomatic Representation of Spanish Consular Office corresponding to his/her own country of residence. Once the visa is granted, the third-country worker will be able to enter Spain and start his/her labour activity. He/she must be properly affiliated and registered with the Spanish Social Security and apply, within one month after arrival, for a Foreign Identity Card.
Some third-country workers, such as researchers for example, can engage in a lucrative, labour or professional activity without the need for a work permit.
Rights and obligations
All persons employed in Spain, irrespective of their nationality, must be insured. Foreign workers have the obligation to pay the same social contributions as Spanish workers and are therefore entitled to the same social benefits: medical care, disability, health insurance, labour accidents and professional disease insurance, retirement, unemployment insurance and family allowances. They also have the same rights as Spanish nationals with regard to salary, promotions, working conditions, trade union, etc...
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