Stop automatic dismissals due to permanent disability

On May 1, Law 2/2025 of April 29 came into force, which puts a stop to the automatic termination of employment contracts for those people who have a recognized permanent disability.

This regulation represents a significant legal change in the field of labor relations and disability. In fact, it modifies the Workers' Statute (article 49.1.e) and the General Social Security Law. It seeks to guarantee, in a more effective way, the right to equality in employment for people with disabilities.

From now on, it will be the worker who decides, voluntarily, whether he wants the contract to be terminated or prefers that the company adapt the position to continue working, as long as this does not involve excessive costs. In this way, the company can only activate the cause of dismissal when the adoption of the previous measure involves an excessive burden.

The reform also modifies article 174.5 of the General Law on Social Security to adapt the management of benefits to this new model of labor relations, suspending the pension if the worker with permanent disability is relocated while maintaining his work activity. And prolonging the economic effects until the qualification of his permanent disability is resolved.

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