Social Security and Labor Relations Lecture Notes

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering Spanish Social Security entities, HR management functions, labor law principles, and employment contract types based on lecture notes.

Contributive Modality

Integrates people who exercise their activity in National territory.

Non-Contributive Modality

A modality for individuals who have not contributed to the Social Security system.

General Regime

A social security category for those who work habitually in National territory for an employer (cuenta ajena).

Special Regime

A social security category for self-employed individuals (autónomos).

INSS (Instituto Nacional Seguridad Social)

The entity responsible for economic benefits within the Social Security system.

INGESA (Instituto Nacional Gestión Sanitaria)

Provides health benefits in the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla.

IMSERSO (Instituto Mayores y Servicios Sociales)

Handles interior migrations, elderly services, and social integration.

TGSS (Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social)

Responsible for the custody of funds and assigning registration numbers.

SEPE (Servicio Público Empleo Estatal)

The entity in charge of unemployment benefits.

INSST (Instituto Nacional Seguridad y Salud en el trabajo)

Responsible for the analysis and study of labor conditions.

ITSS (Inspección de Trabajo y Seguridad Social)

Monitors compliance with regulations, demands responsibilities, and provides advice.

NAF (Número de afiliación a la Seguridad Social)

A $12$ digit identification number consisting of the first $2$ digits for the Province, the next $8$ for Affiliation, and the last $2$ for Control.

RED System

Remisión Electrónica de Datos; it offers information and documentation to the TGSS via the internet.

HR (Human Resources)

The set of people that form the workforce of a company.

Strategic HR Direction

Functions that include designing, planning, and executing strategies while cooperating with other departments on company policies.

Profiliogram

A graphic representation of a professional profile.

Generic Competencies

Skills shared by different professions and different job positions.

Internal Recruitment

The process of filling vacancies through transparent selection by a commission from within the existing staff.

ETT (Empresa de Trabajo Temporal)

An agency that puts workers at the disposal of a client or user company to address temporary activity increases.

Assessment Center

A selection instrument involving dynamics and professional tests to evaluate personality and intelligence.

Labor Law Characteristics

Activity regulated by law that must be Personal, Voluntary, for a third-party (por cuenta ajena), Dependent, and Retributed.

ILO (International Labour Organization)

Manifests through three types of legal norms: Conventions, Recommendations, and Declarations/Resolutions.

TRLET (Texto Refundido de la Ley del Estatuto de los Trabajadores)

The legal text that regulates labor relations in Spain.

Organic Law

Laws approved by absolute majority that regulate matters related to fundamental rights and public liberties.

Collective Agreement (Convenio Colectivo)

A written agreement freely negotiated between workers and companies.

Principle of Minimum Norm

Lower-ranking norms cannot establish conditions worse than those established by superior norms.

In dubio pro operario

A legal principle where courts interpret labor norms in the most beneficial way for the worker.

Social Court (Juzgado Social)

Competent body for individual and collective labor conflicts.

Employment Contract

An agreement where one person commits to provide services in exchange for remuneration.

Periodo de Prueba (Trial Period)

A limited duration to check contracting convenience; max $6$ months for technicians and $2$ months for others.

Fixed-Discontinuous Contract

An indefinite contract for seasonal work or activities linked to specific seasons.

TRADE (Trabajadora Autónoma Económicamente Dependiente)

A self-employed person who is economically dependent on a single client.