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Our colleague Almudena Álvarez attended last week the Annual IBA Employment and Diversity Law Conference held in colorful Marrakech. Almost 500 employment and labor lawyers from all around the globe gathered in Morocco to network and discuss the last trends on employment law. One of the clear hot topics was of course related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Amazing and brave panelists analyzed the current situation in the US and its international impact under the title: “is DEI officially dead?” We will definitely come back, many thanks International Bar Association!

This week our colleagues Nuria Naranjo and Almudena Álvarez attended the Spring Meeting of ELLINT: Employment & Labor Lawyers International in welcoming Dublin. Besides discussing the goals of the organization for the upcoming months, our colleagues had the opportunity to attend 2 excellent presentations about i) Pay Transparency (led by Mette Klingsten from Mette Klingsten Advokatpartnerselskab​) and ii) Internal Investigations (led by Marijke Granier-Guillemarre from MGG LEGAL​). As the Ha' Penny Bridge, ELLINT connects employment lawyers from 21 jurisdictions to make the life our international clients easier. Go rabid math agat McInnes Dunne Murphy for organizing such an excellent meeting!

Our team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a fantastic 2025! This year, we celebrated our Christmas dinner at the amazing Dstage (by chef Diego Guerrero). With 2 Michelin stars, Diego's team amazed us with impossible and incredibly creative culinary creations. Additionally, this year, the restaurant was awarded an extra Michelin star: the Green Star, which recognizes the most cutting-edge restaurants in terms of sustainable practices.

Our law firm represented the sole association of employers of industrial cold factories (ALDEFE) during the negotiation of the new National Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with the trade unions, which will apply until 31st December 2026. Among the most significant updates agreed upon between ALDEFE and the trade unions (UGT and CC.OO.), we highlight the following: - The annual working hours are not reduced, nor are vacation days increased. Salaries will progressively increase over the three-year period, reaching a total of 13% (less than 5% per year). - A minimum on-call compensation of EUR 30/day will be included in the CBA, standardizing what was previously paid in the sector to avoid abusive competitive practices. - Companies will be required to have an insurance that covers compensation for death, severe disability, and total or absolute permanent incapacity, resulting solely from work related accidents, amounting to EUR 20,000. - Inclusive language will be used in the CBA to represent all workers, and the parties commit to planning measures for equality and against discrimination of the LGTBIQ+ community in the coming months.

Our colleagues Beatriz Sánchez and Almudena Álvarez attended this week the largest AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers Annual Labour Law Conference ever, held in magical Istanbul! Almudena Álvarez had the honor of moderating the panel on “Changing views and laws on working times?” together with dynamic speakers from different countries.