The 3rd " workshop " Conference, organized by the UNAV-Labormatters Abogados Labor Relations Observatory, was held

As part of the activities planned for 2026 to mark the “ partnership agreement ” (University of Navarra-Labormatters Abogados Partnership), School of Law the University of Navarra andLabormatters Abogados, thethird “ workshop ” (Labor Relations Forum) on labor law update at Labor Law and Social Security, organized by the UNAV-Labormatters Abogados Labor Relations Observatory, took place last Tuesday, October 27, at the schedule from 9:15 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. As has become customary, the content of the workshop focused on various highly topical issues internship in the field of labor relations.

To begin with, led by our Of CounselGuillermo L. Barrios Baudor— Full Professor at Labor Law and the Social Security Department at Rey Juan Carlos University—andHelena Vilar, an employment lawyer at Labormatters Abogados, we sought to systematize the increasingly complex body of case law regarding the impact of temporary disability and the use of work-related leave on variable compensation systems and bonuses for attendance/on-call duty as valid tools for combating absenteeism (review of the validity of collective bargaining clauses on variable compensation, the existence of “neutral” leave types, guidelines for action, etc.). Next,Macarena Montalbán Gordon, an inspector with the Labor Inspection Service ( work ) and deputy assistant director of the General Subdirectorate for the Coordination of Labor Relations Inspection, along with our colleagueMiguel González-Sama, an inspector with the Labor Inspection Service ( work ) currently on leave of absence, provided an update on the new legal framework for transparent working conditions stemming from the recently published Royal Decree 723/2026, dated September 9 (entrance now in effect, SEPE instructions to keep in mind, scope of labor transparency, etc.).

After the break,Carlos González González, a judge on the High Court of Justice of La Rioja, joinedAlfredo Aspra, partner director of Labormatters Abogados, to analyze the growing challenges surrounding judicial oversight of the use of artificial intelligence in the labor law context. Finally, with the participation ofFaustino Cavas Martínez, Full Professor from Labor Law and the Social Security Department at the University of Murcia, andBeatriz Pinter, an employment lawyer at Labormatters Abogados (Barcelona), the “ workshop ” event concluded with an analysis of the main practical issues that the introduction of sustainable “ mobility ” plans into the “ work ” will raise for various business organizations (scope and content, consequences of non-compliance, deadlines to be considered, etc.).

More than 100 professionals in the fields of labor relations and human resources from business organizations across a wide range of industries attended the “ workshop .”