Remote work
Helps you set up remote work from Spain on a compliant footing.
Work remotely from Spain without breaking employment or company rules: the arrangement with a foreign or Spanish employer and a workable daily set-up. Visa, tax and social security rules are linked.
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Working for a foreign employer
You will know what to get agreed before you start, what can go wrong if you do not, and which engagement structure and contract terms fit your situation.
Can your foreign employer let you work from Spain? · How to ask your employer to let you work from Spain · What your foreign employer risks when you work from Spain
More in remote work
3 more topics in this section, about 3.2 hours of reading in all.
Teleworking for a Spanish employer
You will know what Spanish law requires of your employer and what you can insist on or challenge.
Your rights as a remote or hybrid employee in Spain · What your teleworking agreement (acuerdo de trabajo a distancia) must say · Working from home with no written agreement: what protects you
Home office and coworking
You will be able to choose and equip a workplace that is comfortable, affordable and secure.
Setting up a home office in a Spanish flat · Working from home through Spanish summers and winters · Making your internet reliable enough for remote work
Time zones and daily rhythm
You will be able to design a working day that suits your team abroad and life in Spain.
Working US hours from Spain: the time-zone reality · Working with Europe, Latin America and Asia from Spain · Fitting remote work into the Spanish day
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