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Bruno Álvarez Padín
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Madrid

Bruno Álvarez Padín has been a practicing lawyer with the Madrid Bar Association since 2003, with extensive experience across multiple sectors, including healthcare, insurance, social security collaboratives, industrial, logistics, pharmaceutical, energy, education, telecommunications, real estate, and professional associations.

 

He joined Sagardoy in 2007, following a career focused on labor law within various law firms and the human resources and labor relations departments of major corporations.

 

He combines his legal practice with teaching, offering training through Sagardoy’s own school as well as other academic institutions and corporate programs.

 

Bruno has been a member of the Madrid Bar Association since 2003 and is also affiliated with the National Association of Labor Law Specialists (ASNALA), the Spanish Labor Law Forum (FORELAB), and the Association of Galician Jurists in Madrid (Iuris Gama).

 

EDUCATION

National Defense Studies. Higher Center for National Defense Studies (CESEDEN).

Diploma in Labor Relations. University of Santiago de Compostela.

Law Degree and Advanced Studies Diploma in Labor Law and Social Security. University of Santiago de Compostela.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Chambers Europe (2023): Recognized in the Labor and Employment category.

Best Lawyers (2024): Highlighted in the Labor and Employment Law category.

PUBLICATIONS

Practical Cases in Labor Law and Social Security. Directed by Icíar Alzaga. Co-author. Aranzadi, 2023.

Co-author of New Permanent-Seasonal Contracts, part of the Practical Labor Keys Collection by Francis Lefebvre Editorial, 2023.

Receiving a lower salary than other employees in the same professional group does not constitute wage discrimination provided there are objective criteria for the distinction. Co-author. Published in 2023 Labour Law Yearbook.

A company’s unilateral decision to change an employee’s position to facilitate reduced working hours for legal guardianship does not violate the principle of equality or constitute discriminationCase Commentary on Constitutional Court Judgment No. 153/2021, of 13 September 2021, in Constitutional Appeal No. 1797-2020.

Protection of sensitive and personal data. Expansión Daily, April 2021.

Existence of a special employment relationship of senior management based on the position held by certain public healthcare employees, regardless of their actual duties, even if the requirements of Royal Decree 1382/1985 are not met. Published by Editorial La Ley, June 2021.

Algorithms and the right to information of workers’ representatives. Published in Expansión Daily, July 2021.

The consequences of dismissal without just cause.Forelab and Lefebvre opinion columns, December 2020.

Calculation of time limits in the LexNET system: clarification by the Supreme Court’s Labour Chamber through a non-jurisdictional agreement dated 6 July 2016. Published by La Ley Digital, November 2016, and Trabajo y Derecho journal, September 2016.

Legality of Using Hidden Surveillance Cameras for Disciplinary Purposes. La Ley Editorial, June 2016.

Legal Nature and Effectiveness of Strike-Ending Agreements: Transfer of employees with full working hours. La Ley Editorial, June 2015.

Mandatory Full-Time Substitution Regardless of Time Spent on Substituted Service. Labor Information No. 6, Lex Nova, 2014.

Three-Tier Salary Scales in Collective Agreements by Origin Company and the Principle of Equality and Non-Discrimination under Article 14 of the Spanish Constitution. La Ley Editorial, June 2007.

 

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

UNED: Master’s in Legal Practice.

University of Alcalá de Henares: Master’s in Legal Practice.

International University of La Rioja (UNIR): Master’s Degree in Labor Law and Social Security.

Madrid Bar Association (ICAM): Course on Procedural Labor Practice.

Sagardoy School: Contributor to various labor law and social security publications and a frequent speaker in training programs at the school.

Guest Speaker: Regular participant in forums and specialized conferences on labor law, organized by business associations and academic institutions (e.g., APD-ADECCO, University of Nebrija).

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