You have been dismissed.
Do you know if it was lawful?
Many companies dismiss without real cause or without following the correct procedure. If that is your case, you are entitled to higher severance or even reinstatement. You only have 20 working days to act.
Three types of dismissal.
Three very different severance packages.
Unfair dismissal
When the company cannot prove the cause it alleges. Severance of 33 days' salary per year worked (capped at 24 months' pay). The company can choose to reinstate you or pay.
The most common
Void dismissal
When fundamental rights are violated: pregnancy, sick leave, exercise of union rights, discrimination. Reinstatement is mandatory with payment of back wages.
The company must reinstate you
Collective dismissal / ERE
Affects several employees for economic, organisational or production reasons. Minimum severance of 20 days' salary per year worked, which can be improved through negotiation.
Collective bargaining possible
⚠️ WARNING: You only have 20 working days
The deadline to challenge a dismissal before the SMAC (mandatory pre-court conciliation) is 20 working days from the date of dismissal. Not counting public holidays or weekends. If you let it pass, you lose all your rights.
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From the dismissal letter
to the Labour Court
- Review of the dismissal letter and the alleged grounds
- Calculation of the severance you are entitled to
- Conciliation hearing before the SMAC
- Claim before the Labour Court
- Claims for unpaid wages and final settlement
- Appeal before the High Court of Justice of Catalonia
- Advice on unemployment benefit
- Negotiation of an out-of-court settlement
Common questions
about dismissals
How long do I have to challenge a dismissal?
What is the difference between a fair, unfair and void dismissal?
What severance am I entitled to depending on the type of dismissal?
What should I do as soon as I receive the dismissal letter?
Does challenging the dismissal affect my right to unemployment benefit?
Tell us your case.
Within 24h we tell you if you are entitled to more.
Bring the dismissal letter, your payslip and the proposed settlement. In a first meeting we assess whether the dismissal is lawful or whether you can obtain higher severance.
You can also calculate your unemployment benefit
Besides your severance, calculate the duration and monthly amount of your contributory unemployment benefit based on the days you have paid in. Available in Spanish.