Berta Ferro
Lawyer, Spain
Berta joined Osborne Clarke in March 2017 and specialises in employment law and social security matters.
She obtained her degree at Carlos III University of Madrid, graduating in Law in 2016. In 2018, she obtained a Double Master in Business Law and Legal Practice from University of Navarra (Madrid).
Berta is a member of the Madrid Bar Association.
Insights
Employment and pensions
Mandatory business policies on labor matters
Lately, labor law has had to adapt to new realities, in which employees and employers coexist in a changing and...
26/11/2020
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2m
Employment and pensions
Dancing around with the definition of "working time". New rulings on on-call time and time spent travelling between the employees’ homes and the premises of the first customer
The entry into force of numerous legal precepts related to working time and its determination (e.g., time recording or digital...
30/10/2020
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3m
Employment and pensions
New regulation of remote working
Royal Decree Law 28/2020 of 22 September (the "RD Law 28/2020") introduces the new regulation of distance work into Spanish...
30/09/2020
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4m
Employment and pensions
Preventive measures at work: getting ready to return to the workplace
The gradual remission of the COVID -19 pandemic, together with the end of the state of alarm, has led many...
25/06/2020
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2m
Employment and pensions
Temporary suspension of employment contracts or reduction of working time procedures due to force majeure can be extended until 30 June 2020
Royal Decree-Law 18/2020 allows temporary suspension of employment contracts or reduction of working time procedures (“ERTE”) due to force majeure...
22/05/2020
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3m
Employment and pensions
Key employment provisions of Royal Decree Law 15/2020
Royal Decree-Law 15/2020 of 21 April on urgent complementary measures to support the economy and employment as a result of...
27/04/2020
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3m
Employment and pensions
The repeal of the so-called "dismissal due to absenteeism"
The sole article of Royal Decree-Law 4/2020 of 18 February has repealed, since 20 February 2020, Article 52.d) of the...
24/02/2020
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4m
Employment and pensions
The labour measures contained in the government agreement, or what to expect in labour matters from the next legislature
If 2019 ended with important labour news for companies (among others, the obligation of the working day register and the...
30/01/2020
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3m
27/12/2019
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4m
Employment and pensions
The Constitutional Court ratifies the legality of dismissal for absenteeism, even if justified
In its judgement dated 17 October, the Constitutional Court rejected the question of unconstitutionality raised by the Social Court number...
28/11/2019
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5m
Employment and pensions
Scope and content of the new business obligation to keep a salary register
Royal Decree-Law 6/2019, of 1 March, on urgent measures for equal treatment and opportunities between women and men in employment...
23/10/2019
Workforce Solutions
Riders: Freelancers or employees?
The so-called riders have been providing their services in the big cities of Spain for years. However, the nature of...
24/09/2019
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3m
