Expat Lawyers in Spain - Relocation, Tax & Employment
Holistic approach
Some examples of ways in which CMS can help:
- Employee agreements, whether on a part-time or on full-time basis, covering all aspects of employment law in the international assignment lifecycle in the relevant jurisdiction from initial assignment through to termination;
- Application for the required permits to reside and work in the country, both for expats and their family members;
- Mobility policies;
- International assignment services;
- Communications with the relevant labour and social security authorities;
- Termination of international assignment services agreements;
- Applications for expat tax benefits;
- Tax optimisation of salary splits and employee benefits;
- Employer tax obligations, multi-state wage and income;
- Tax returns;
- Navigating international transfers of pension benefits and continued participation in another jurisdiction;
- Analysis of the applicable social security schemes and their consequences; and
- Implementation of the preferred social security scheme
Fun fact
Did you know that certain work and residence authorisations are subject to the national employment framework? If there are employees in the region with the capacity and readiness to perform a job, the administration may reject a foreign national’s application for a work permit. In this regard, the Spanish National Public Employment Service issues a list of jobs that are difficult to fill (“Catálogo de Ocupaciones de Difícil Cobertura”), such as professional sports people or jobs carried out on vessels.
References
Club Mediterranée, SA.
Advice on the employment law aspects to be taken into account for the provision of temporary services by the group’s employees prior to the incorporation of the relevant corporate structure for their future business in Spain. The team helped the company with all the relevant documentation and administrative procedure regarding secondment of employees within the European Union and included coordination between the Portuguese and Spanish employment authorities.
SAVILLS
Advice on the main employment aspects relating to the proposed secondment of a UK employee of Savills UK to a third party in Spain.
Gameloft
Advice on all the tax issues applicable to foreign employees who have moved to Spain, involving analysis, and fulfilment of the necessary tax formalities required to apply for the special “Impatriate” regime.
Grupo Solera
Advice on all employment and tax aspects relating to the relocation of two high executives to Spain from the European Union.
Investment Bank
Advice on all employment and tax aspects relating to the relocation to Spain of a high executive to be subject to the special “Impatriate” regime.
