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14/06/2011Editor's Guide: Employment & Trends in Spain

Editor's Guide: Employment & Trends in Spain Here's a guide to our job section for expats who are looking for work in Spain, from permits and visas to the job market and what's available.

Employment and trends
Looking for work in Spain? Expatica Spain covers everything you need to know about expat employment in your new country of residence, from work permits, European employment and immigration regulations to job applications and local labour law.

Detailed articles such as Job hunting in Spain and Looking for work in Spain take you through the rules regarding expat employment, including work permits, who does or doesn’t need one, whether partners can work or not, information about a special European employment programme for highly skilled migrants, expatriate work for students, conditions applied to entrepreneurs and working holiday schemes for expats from Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

Employment opportunities vary depending on location, so be sure to know the job climate from the cities to jobs on the Spanish coast.

Labour law and contracts
What you need to look out for and expect in working expat contracts is covered in articles such as Remuneration, Working time and leave, and Contracts. Also, be sure to read up on our guide to the Spanish social security system.

Starting a business and working in Europe
If you're thinking of starting your own business in Spain, learn how to avoid the pitfalls. Employment in Europe often means travel, so get a glimpse of one expat's account about her daily commuter life. And in case the time comes to head back, make sure you know of you job opportunities back home and how to find work upon returning.


Women expats
Women expats are happier at work according to an Expatica survey of over 450 women living abroad, although opportunities for promotion and low wages continue to trouble women expats at work. According to Expatica's European employment survey, female expats based in Spain are the happiest, followed by Belgium and France. Expatica’s Employment & Trends channel covers specific issues faced by women working abroad in articles such as Women at work: Making and taking opportunities and Ladies, it's time to start your business!

Teaching English as a foreign language
Teaching English, which for some working expats is a way of making ends meet when they first arrive abroad, can turn into a full-time occupation. Read articles Career makeovers for women in Spain and Teaching English in Spain for more information.

European human resources news roundup
Our monthly updates from the Federation of European Employers (FedEE) inform on changes in EU employment law, key judgments from the European Court of Justice and national labour courts, income tax and pension reforms, pay agreements, company-level HR policies and trade union activities.

Job search
Don’t forget to use our job search function which lists a variety of jobs throughout the country.


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