
Spain’s labour reform: less transience, more balance
While still subject to political negotiations, the labour-market reform agreed by Spain’s social partners should bring more security.
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Ane Aranguiz is a post-doctoral researcher at Tilburg Law School and at the Faculty of Law of the University of Antwerp. She is a lecturer in European labour law at TLS and is currently working on two Horizon 2020 projects: WorkingYP and EuSocialCit.

While still subject to political negotiations, the labour-market reform agreed by Spain’s social partners should bring more security.

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