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130 arrested in benefit fraud crackdown

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The Guardia Civil’s financial crimes division have arrested 130 people after discovering a businessman offering fake work contracts to help people obtain benefits they were not entitled to. [Adsense-B] The scam involved two companies based out of Torre Pacheco in Murcia. The main company was a real fruit and vegetable supply company that operated normally, but whose owner had diversified into benefit fraud. He had setup a second company which had no clients, assets or Continue reading 130 arrested in benefit fraud crackdown→

Leroy Merlin must pay €6,5 million compensation for not coming to Almería city

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Leroy Merlin has been ordered to pay €6.5 million euros in compensation to a builder in Almería for breach of contract, after it decided against setting up a new superstore in the city. Bogaris Retail SL,, the company behind the Torrecardenas retail park, had arranged in 2007 that Leroy would be setting up there; the company reserved 12,500 metres for their superstore and gave a cheque for €600,000. The licenses had to be in place Continue reading Leroy Merlin must pay €6,5 million compensation for not coming to Almería city→

From 42 types of work contracts to just 4

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38 types of work contract will go out of the window next year and be replaced by just four types: indefinite, temporary, training and apprenticeship. Currently, there are an amazing 42 types of work contract in Spain, which is, of course, just paper-pushing for bureaucrats. The state will throw out all of the variations and reduce them to just the basic four types, a move which will mainly help small and medium businesses. An associated Continue reading From 42 types of work contracts to just 4→