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In force 1 Jan 2025
In force Labour

Salario Mínimo Interprofesional raised to €1,184 per month (14 pays)

The Real Decreto-ley published in the BOE raised the SMI to €1,184 per month across 14 annual payments (equivalent to €16,576 per year) from 1 January 2025, a 4.4% rise. The increase also flows through to the Digital Nomad Visa income threshold, which is pegged at 200% of the SMI.

Who it affects: Low-wage workers; Digital Nomad Visa applicants whose threshold is pegged to the SMI.

Boletín Oficial del Estado ↗ · Gobierno de España — La Moncloa ↗ · verified 2026-04-21

In force 1 Jan 2025
In force Labour

Minimum Interprofessional Salary (SMI) raised 4.4% to €1,184/month for 2025

Retroactively effective 1 January 2025, the SMI rose from €1,134 to €1,184 per month (14 payments per year). This has flow-through effects on residence-permit income thresholds pegged to SMI — notably the Digital Nomad Visa minimum income requirement (200% SMI = €2,368/month) and derivative permits.

Who it affects: Low-wage employees; DNV applicants and other permit categories with SMI-linked income thresholds.

BOE — Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish Official Gazette) ↗ · La Moncloa — Spanish Government ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 1 Jan 2023
In force Labour

Self-employed (autónomo) contributions reform — income-based from 2023

Real Decreto-Ley 13/2022 replaced the long-standing flat-rate autónomo social-security contribution with a 15-band income-based contribution system from 1 January 2023. Low-income self-employed benefit; high-income autónomos face higher contributions. Gradual transition running through 2032.

Who it affects: All self-employed workers in Spain — including DAFT-style permit holders structured as autónomos.

BOE — Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish Official Gazette) ↗ · Tesoro Público (Spanish Treasury) ↗ · verified 2026-04-19

In force 12 Aug 2021
In force Labour

Riders Law establishes presumption of employment for delivery platform workers

Real Decreto-Ley 9/2021 ("Riders Law"), in force from 12 August 2021, established a legal presumption that delivery-platform workers (Glovo, Deliveroo, Uber Eats) are employees rather than self-employed. Expanded by jurisprudence through 2023–2025. A precedent-setting piece of EU platform-work legislation, influential for the subsequent 2024 EU Platform Workers Directive.

Who it affects: Platform-work couriers and delivery-platform operators in Spain.

BOE — Boletín Oficial del Estado (Spanish Official Gazette) ↗ · La Moncloa — Spanish Government ↗ · verified 2026-04-19