The 30 days of vacation for a domestic worker generate fewer doubts than it seems at first glance —the number is quite clear—, but there are two questions that almost no employer has resolved: what happens if you don’t agree on the dates, and if your domestic worker has to travel with you when the…
For years, it was taken for granted that the peculiarities of domestic work exempted it from keeping a work time record, as is required in any other company. That interpretation has changed. We explain why it is now mandatory, what exactly it must include, and what risk you run as an employer if you don’t…
It is, by far, the most frequent query we receive at the office: “I did the simulation in the Seguridad Social (Social Security) contribution calculator, I got a figure, and the bank is charging me more”. The good news is that it almost always has a very simple explanation, and in most cases, it’s not…
Besides holidays, your domestic worker is entitled to a series of paid leaves for specific personal situations: a wedding, the loss of a family member, a move… We explain what they are, how many days correspond to each, and a distinction that generates a lot of confusion and that almost no one explains well. Where…
If your domestic worker is pregnant or has just had a child, it’s normal for several questions to arise at once: how long the leave lasts, if you have to continue paying her salary, and what happens to her position while she’s away. We’re going to resolve everything, with updated figures after the 2025 reform.…
