Conciliation
A good agreement can save you a long trial. We help you negotiate it and make sure you don't sign anything that harms you.
What it involves
Labour conciliation (conciliación laboral) is when you and the company try to settle a dispute with an agreement, without going to trial. It can take place before the trial, at your region's mediation service, or on the day of the trial, before the court. What is signed at conciliation carries a lot of weight, so it is worth negotiating it well and understanding every word.
Is this your case?
- The company is offering you an amount to settle your dismissal and you don't know whether it is fair.
- You have a conciliation appointment and don't know what to say or what to sign.
- You would rather reach a quick agreement than wait for a trial.
- The company signed an agreement with you and is now not complying with it.
How we help
We calculate what you are entitled to, so you know where to negotiate from. We talk to the company or its lawyer, go with you to the hearing and review the agreement before you sign: amounts, method of payment and how the end of the employment relationship is described. If there is no reasonable offer, we go ahead with the claim. And if the company breaches what was agreed, we apply for enforcement. We can help you in Spanish, Arabic, Tamazight, French and English, at our offices in Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Málaga and Barcelona or online, wherever you are in Spain.
We explain the conciliation request before the SMAC step by step and, if the dispute is about money, the wage claim.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I have to accept what the company offers me at conciliation?
- No. You can accept, negotiate or reject the offer and go ahead with your claim. We help you assess whether what they propose is reasonable compared with what you could obtain at trial.
- What happens if the company does not comply with what it signed at conciliation?
- What is agreed at conciliation can be enforced through the court without starting a new lawsuit, as if it were a judgment. We take care of asking for it to be enforced.
- How can an agreement with the company affect my unemployment benefit or my papers?
- It depends on how it is worded: a voluntary resignation is not the same as a dismissal acknowledged by the company. Before you sign, we check that the text protects your right to unemployment benefit (paro) and, if you are a foreign national, your renewal.
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