jackytoo

http://www.diariosur.es/20100201/mal...-20100201.html

An agency in málaga says that more people are now seeking work abroad due to the lack of jobs in the province. Most popular countries are Italy, France and the UK.

JLFS

I have heard of a lot going to Norway, too.

The wages are supposed to be very high, compared to other EU countries.

Most are going for quite menial factory jobs, the pay is probably not rated as good by the locals, but if they do a stint there and live as cheaply as possible, while they are theer most seem to think that they can survive back in Spain with the money saved.

It sounds like the 60 and 70s again, thats what the Spanish had to do then.

jackytoo

Yes, I have seen old photos of Spaniards taking the trains to Germany. One of the comments below the article says something like...thanks to ZP he has taken us back to the days of Franco.

manamama

At my husbands company, a few of his Spanish colleagues (IT professionals) want to get work in the UK....(they say UK has better prospects).

lynnxa

some of my neighbours are talking about moving to Sweden

Lenox

Thing is, there is a strong Government/union protection for workers here in Spain. They are very expensive to fire and they get 14 (or more) monthly payments per year. Not bad if you can get it.
Which, rather obviously, many people can't.

CBANDY

I am on one of those contracts. Most people think that it is 2 extra payments per year. It isnt. My salary is split into 14 rather than 12. If it was 12 payments I would take home more every month. My yearly salary is always the same.

agoreira

Think I read somewhere this week that Andalucia and the Canaries top the unemployment list with around 25%! Some must be desperate to consider Sweden, just for the change in weather alone. My brother lives there and it's a long cold winter, depressing, not for nothing do the Scandinavians have such a high suicide rate!

Rotor

Hence many employers employ illegally as there only alternative would be to close down! Spain is very anti small business making it one of the most difficult/epensive places to be self employed in.

cricketman

Spain has a very high rate of self-employed and small businesses. But yes, the social security payments are a drag while the business starts up.

If you want to fire someone and have no grounds for doing so you have to pay them 45 days compensation for every year they have worked with you. This can add up to tens of thousands of euros!

Madridboy

Same here, I'm on a 4 years 3month contract to replace someone who's retiring.

My boss took out some dead wood from our place last year and had to shell out 15 000E a piece to the employees.
Funny thing is though.....he got very busy very quickly and had to take them back on again. The employees gave him back 10 000E and got their contracts backand made 5 000E for nothing.