Bar worker in Menorca
The government says that there is now an eight-month tourism season.
Bar worker in Mallorca
Labour reform has slashed the level of temporary hiring, but ...
Unions denouncing the "fraud" of dismissing workers after trial periods
Abuse of the trial period is said to disguise the fact that employers are hiring on a temporary basis.
Bar workers in Mallorca
Staff shortages have contributed to higher salaries.
Balearics - second best region of Spain for working conditions
In 2022, the islands had one of the highest increases in average salaries in the country.
Seasonal workers in Mallorca being put off by cost of accommodation
Salaries in the hospitality sector are among the highest in Spain.
Hotel Formentor employee taking the company to court
Employees had been promised that they would be back at work in April 2023; this is no longer the case.
Summer 2023 - the challenge of finding qualified staff
Affordable accommodation for employees from the mainland is just one of the issues.
Sanctions against employers for labour breaches rose 45% in the summer
Unions wanting a permanent increase in the number of inspectors.
Over half of Spain's new jobs in the summer were in the Balearics
Lowest unemployment rate since 2007.
Restaurant terrace in Menorca
The tourism season has generated record employment.
Balearic government prepares "social shield" for the winter
The main concerns are for the first two quarters of 2023.
Record August employment in the Balearics
The government says that the employment figures and tourist spending justify salary increases.
Italy the main provider of foreign workers in the Balearics
There are getting on for three times as many Italian workers as there are British.
Amid clouds on economic horizon, Spain's jobless rate stays below 3 million mark
Warning of clouds on the horizon because of soaring inflation
Eighty inspectors for checking on summer working conditions
Inspectors from the mainland will reinforce the summer inspection plan.
Spain's Secretary of State for Employment Joaquín Pérez presented the figures.
Spain's Secretary of State for Employment Joaquín Pérez presented the figures.
Balearics heading for full employment in the summer
A new plan has been approved that has the aim of full employment throughout the year.
Construction workers in Mallorca
Construction is one sector with a high dependence on foreign labour.
A fifth of workers in the Balearics are foreign
Italians, Germans and Moroccans are the most numerous.