Legislation

Workers' Statute Law, as amended per Law 12/2021 of September 28 2021 (“Riders Law”)

Country: Spain

Jurisdiction: National

Authority: Spanish Parliament

Legislation type: Statutory act

Binding: Yes

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Date of adoption: 2021

Legal Status: In force

Platform(s): (Location-based) Delivery

Summary

The Spanish Workers’ Statute Law regulates individual and collective employment relations in Spain. The amendment of 2021 adds the right of works councils, to be informed about the functioning of algorithms or artificial intelligence systems where such systems affect decision-making that may impact working conditions. It also adds a rebuttable employment presumption for individuals providing paid delivery services via digital platforms.

There may be additional provisions in the Statute Law that are not covered in this summary. For complete information, please refer to the full text of the Statute Law.

Thematic areas

Artículo 64. Derechos de información y consulta y competencias. (…) 4. El comité de empresa, con la periodicidad que proceda en cada caso, tendrá derecho a: d) Ser informado por la empresa de los parámetros, reglas e instrucciones en los que se basan los algoritmos o sistemas de inteligencia artificial que afectan a la toma de decisiones que pueden incidir en las condiciones de trabajo, el acceso y mantenimiento del empleo, incluida la elaboración de perfiles.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Article 64. Rights to information and consultation and powers. (…) 4. The works council shall, at the appropriate intervals in each case, have the right to: d) Be informed by the company of the parameters, rules and instructions on which the algorithms or artificial intelligence systems that affect decision-making that may impact working conditions, access to and retention of employment, including profiling, are based.
Disposición adicional vigesimotercera. Presunción de laboralidad en el ámbito de las plataformas digitales de reparto. Por aplicación de lo establecido en el artículo 8.1, se presume incluida en el ámbito de esta ley la actividad de las personas que presten servicios retribuidos consistentes en el reparto o distribución de cualquier producto de consumo o mercancía, por parte de empleadoras que ejercen las facultades empresariales de organización, dirección y control de forma directa, indirecta o implícita, mediante la gestión algorítmica del servicio o de las condiciones de trabajo, a través de una plataforma digital.Esta presunción no afecta a lo previsto en el artículo 1.3 de la presente norma.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Additional provision twenty-three. Presumption of employment status in the field of digital delivery platforms. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 8.1, the activity of persons who provide paid services consisting of the delivery or distribution of any consumer product or merchandise, on behalf of employers who exercise business powers of organisation, management and control directly, indirectly or implicitly, through the algorithmic management of the service or working conditions, via a digital platform. This presumption does not affect the provisions of Article 1.3 of this law.