Summer 2023 - the challenge of finding qualified staff
Affordable accommodation for employees from the mainland is just one of the issues.
Sanctions against employers for labour breaches rose 45% in the summer
Unions wanting a permanent increase in the number of inspectors.
Over half of Spain's new jobs in the summer were in the Balearics
Lowest unemployment rate since 2007.
Restaurant terrace in Menorca
The tourism season has generated record employment.
Balearic government prepares "social shield" for the winter
The main concerns are for the first two quarters of 2023.
Record August employment in the Balearics
The government says that the employment figures and tourist spending justify salary increases.
Italy the main provider of foreign workers in the Balearics
There are getting on for three times as many Italian workers as there are British.
Amid clouds on economic horizon, Spain's jobless rate stays below 3 million mark
Warning of clouds on the horizon because of soaring inflation
Eighty inspectors for checking on summer working conditions
Inspectors from the mainland will reinforce the summer inspection plan.
Spain's Secretary of State for Employment Joaquín Pérez presented the figures.
Spain's Secretary of State for Employment Joaquín Pérez presented the figures.
Balearics heading for full employment in the summer
A new plan has been approved that has the aim of full employment throughout the year.
Construction workers in Mallorca
Construction is one sector with a high dependence on foreign labour.
A fifth of workers in the Balearics are foreign
Italians, Germans and Moroccans are the most numerous.
The president of the Balearics, Francina Armengol, with the employment minister, Iago Negueruela
Francina Armengol and Iago Negueruela on Wednesday.
"Historic" April employment in the Balearics
Eighty per cent of new jobs in April were permanent.
Bars and restaurants are struggling to find staff.
Bars and restaurants are struggling to find staff.
Mallorca bars and restaurants suffering from staff shortage
Job insecurity, high cost of living ... reasons for the shortage.
Balearic tourism minister forecasting a "very good" Easter
Tourist and employment figures are both positive.
Balearics wants to be used for a Spanish pilot scheme for a four-day week
A shorter working week but no wage cuts.
Comment
Comment: Changing times
“Local companies are turning to Irish citizens instead of Britons....”
Jason Moore09/04/2022 09:00