Teachers’ holidays in Spain. Rights and duties.
So, I’ve been asked a lot about teachers’ holidays, their rights and the convenio as of late. I suppose it’s that time of the year. And again I’m astounded at the lack of knowledge there […]
Autonomos must now use the RED System for communications with the Social Security
Some of you have asked about this and I’ve finally found some free time to write and article it. The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare published an order last 1st of March (2018), order Orden ESS/214/2018, by which […]
Teachers: you can’t cherry pick from the convenio
Something tells me I am not going to gain new fans, amonst teachers, with this article. And the same will happen among academies, with the following ones, . Well, tough luck! The aim of this […]
Register on the Cl@ve system for electronic identification with the Public Administration
I’ve been very busy as of late. You all know work comes by waves in teaching, and we are in exam period. So I had to stop writing these articles for a while…. and now […]
How long does the 7% IRPF deduction last? Teachers and academies beware.
I’ve been asked this week by several teachers about the 7% or 15% deduction in the IRPF for self employed teachers (autónomos). And, by an unfortunate chance, we’ve had, for the second time in the […]
What are the fixed costs in a language academy?
I was answering to some teachers’ posts a few days ago, and realised how little do teachers know about the costs academies have to pay. “Why should I care?” You could ask. “It is their […]
Vida laboral. A great tool for employees to avoid being ripped off by employers
I’ve been reading on various online groups about teachers who, after some time working for an academy, had gone to get their unemployment and discovered their employers had not declared the right number of hours […]
Teachers should ask to have a fijo discontínuo contract. These are the advantages.
During our short explanation of the collective labour agreement that rules our sector, we mentioned a type of contract which we want to explain in detail: the Fijo Discontínuo contract. My advice for most teachers […]
Collective Agreement which regulates English teachers’ salaries: Convenio Colectivo de Enseñanza y Formación no Reglada
Following some post on Facebook groups about teachers and teacher’s salaries, I get the impression many don’t understand where these salaries come from. Some even think academies decide them on their own accord. Teacher’s salaries […]
Understanding your payslip. The IRPF tax.
Most teachers who start working with us, do not understand their payslip. Which is completely understandable, spaniards don’t understand theirs either. Let’s try to shed some light on this. Why? Because I think a lot […]