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What it is

Full Social Security rebate for companies hiring substitutes for new mothers and fathers

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a royal decree-law. It was introduced on 4 September 1998. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Royal Decree-Law 11/1998, of September 4, regulating the reduction of Social Security contributions for temporary contracts entered into with unemployed persons to replace workers during periods of rest due to maternity, adoption, and foster care.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 130/000053· updated 11 Nov

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  1. Companies that hire an unemployed person to replace a worker on maternity, adoption or foster care leave will not pay the employer's Social Security contributions, including those for workplace accidents and occupational illnesses.
  2. The rebate lasts at most as long as the replaced worker's leave. If that worker returns early, the rebate ends at that moment.
  3. The rebate does not apply if the hired person is a relative of the employer up to the second degree, if the contract is signed by public administrations and their autonomous agencies, or if it is a temporary work agency placement contract.
  4. Only interim contracts to replace workers who start their leave after this rule takes effect qualify for the benefit.

Who it affects

  • Companies that hire an unemployed person to replace a worker on maternity, adoption or foster care leave: They do not pay the employer's Social Security contributions during the replacement.
  • Unemployed people hired for these replacements: They are hired under an interim contract under the Workers' Statute.
  • Relatives of the employer up to the second degree: The rebate does not apply if they are hired for these replacements.
  • Public administrations and their autonomous agencies: They cannot apply the rebate to their contracts.

Words worth knowing

Contrato de interinidad
A temporary contract to replace a worker while their contract is suspended, for example due to maternity.
Cuotas empresariales de la Seguridad Social
Money the company pays to Social Security for each worker.
Cuotas de recaudación conjunta
Contributions collected jointly by Social Security and other bodies, such as the wage guarantee fund that covers salaries when a company cannot pay them.
Contrato de puesta a disposición
A contract in which a temporary work agency makes a worker available to another company.
Acogimiento
A legal arrangement in which a person or family takes care of a minor without adopting them.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced4 September 1998Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted8 September 1998The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary8 September 1998All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 4 official steps on a timeline
Sept 199811. 4 September 1998: Presentación22. 8 September 1998: Calificación33. 8 September 1998: Pleno Aprobación desde 08/09/1998 hasta 24/09/199844. 24 September 1998: Concluido - (Convalidado) desde 24/09/1998 hasta 02/10/1998

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Published in the BOE: Royal Decree-Law 11/1998, of September 4, regulating the reductions in Social Security contributions for temporary contracts entered into with unemployed persons to replace workers during periods of rest due to maternity, adoption, or foster care.

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Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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