In a shock discovery by the Tribunal de Cuentas (Accounts Tribunal), it would appear that not even death is cause enough for Social Security to stop pension payments. It has been reported that in the year 2014, Social Security erroneously made monthly payments to some 29.321 persons who had already been registered by the Civil Registry as deceased. This means that an approximate sum of 25,2 million euros was paid out each month to the accounts of people who should obviously not be receiving it. The situation was not resolved by 2015 as 27.860 continued to be registered as pensioners on Social Security’s database.
Purchasing a property in a foreign country can seem like a minefield as you try to understand the differences between the process you know and a new one you entrust a professional to advise you about. One of the questions that often arises is, who is responsible for payment of council rates? First of all, lets define what council rates are.
So after a little hiatus due to website technical difficulties, I’M BACK and ready to keep the articles coming. At the moment I’m sat at the Canarian Tax Office waiting my turn to settle property taxes on behalf of clients (with The Prodigy blasting over my headphones to keep the brain juices flowing!) plus a million and one things I know I have to process, what with tax season again and other services on the go, it got me to thinking about how sole-traders keep it together. Face it, it’s not just a working day we have to battle to organize, we also have to balance our home and personal lives and it can become a challenge.
With that in mind, I just HAD to translate and share this article written by Xavi Puig for “The Mundo Today”. If the title didn’t immediately catch your attention, the rest of the article definitely will and if you have the same sense of humour, it will make you laugh until you cry! So here goes, I’ve translated the article because it must be shared to help combat Friday Blues, or if you’re self-employed like me, Everyday Blues!
Employee Health and Safety Insurance (Seguro de prevención de riesgos laborales) is one of those regulations that many business owners are not aware of and/or have not been made aware of by their advisors but it is another way you can be tripped up as a business owner if you are not careful or aware of the risks.
In a bid to better control the exact amount of hours employees really work, the Department of Work Inspections and Social Security has amended its system once more. Up until now, it was only obligatory to keep records for employees on part-time contracts but their 2016 Plan now includes full-time contracts also. So, what is behind these changes? What obligations do employers now have? What consequences are there if strict records are not kept?
