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It is quite common among SMEs to include family members in the business, as they are people who know the activity quite well, and it is easier for them than hiring someone from outside. However, their hiring is not regulated like that of any salaried worker, but through a special figure, that of the collaborating freelancer, whose regime is different from that of the self-employed.
The routine and the day-to-day routine of the office sometimes makes us forget to look for small moments of disconnection. For this reason, more and more companies are opting for wellness policies for the benefit of their employees, and are taking more and more into account the presence of green spaces in the office environment as another element to retain talent.
Trade unions and the Spanish government agree to increase the minimum wage to 1,000 euros from 1 January 2022.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is opening the call for applications for grants from the Ideas powered for business SME FUND. The deadline for applications is 16 December 2022. The initiative aims to help European SMEs in the wake of the difficulties many of them have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis.
Undoubtedly, 2021 has been a year marked by vaccination and a return to normality for companies. We announced some time ago that there would be a staggered return to the office, and so it has been. Teleworking as a unique model is now a thing of the past for most companies and, although some technology companies continue to apply it, they are offering their workforces the possibility of working from business centres and coworking.
On 1 January, the new tax measures approved in the General State Budget Law for 2022, published in the Official State Gazette on 29 December, came into force.