Work during episodes of extreme temperatures It can pose a very serious—even fatal—risk to the health of anyone who endures a full day's work in the sun. Despite the obligations that companies have to prevent these situations, they often fail to do so, and workplace deaths due to heat stress continue to occur. On Saturday, in the midst of a heat wave, A cleaning service worker in Barcelona died upon arriving home. After work.

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has sentenced the foundation that promotes the Sagrada Família for firing an employee the day after the end of her protective period due to having a child. The judges ruled that the termination of her contract was void and that the foundation's conduct violated her fundamental rights to equality and freedom from discrimination. The ruling emphasizes that the 12 months following the birth of a child guarantee special protection, and during this period, dismissals without objective cause are void and not merely unfair.

The Social Division of the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has confirmed that the Hodgkin lymphoma suffered by a former Repsol employee at the Tarragona petrochemical plant is occupational. The Catalan court has dismissed the appeals filed by the energy company and the Fraternidad mutual insurance company against the previous ruling by Tarragona Social Court No. 3, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the Colectivo Ronda law cooperative, which advised the former employee. This initial court ruling confirmed that there was a causal link between the employee's lymphatic cancer, for which he was granted permanent disability in 2019, and exposure to chemical agents, particularly benzene, during his work at the Tarragona plant.