Sanctions in the social order

The following are considered interested in the sanctioning procedure:

1.- The subjects responsible for the offense committed:

• Labor violations: Employers whose actions or omissions are contrary to labor regulations.

• Safety and hygiene infractions: Employers, entities that act as prevention services unrelated to companies, auditors and training in this matter and unrelated to companies, as well as promoters and owners of work and self-employed workers, whose actions or omissions are contrary to occupational risk prevention regulations.

• Employment Violations: Employers, workers and placement agencies, whose actions are contrary to the regulations governing employment, aid to promote employment in general and occupational training.

• Offenses for obstruction of inspection work: Employers, whose actions or omissions disturb, delay or prevent the exercise of the functions that, in order to comply with labor regulations, the Labor Inspection has entrusted.

2.- The workers who have suffered an accident at work or professional illness, as well as their heirs in the event of the death of the worker, and provided that the infraction record has been drawn up on the occasion of the aforementioned accident or illness, the General Directorate of Labor will notify them of the resolution confirmation issued.

3.- The legal representatives of the workers In the company, if the infraction included in the minutes constitutes a violation of the right to freedom of association or the rights of representation of the workers, a copy of the resolution issued will also be transferred to the legal representatives of the workers.

The sanctioning procedure is adjusted to the following procedures:

1. It always begins by act of the Labor Inspection.
2. The act will be notified by the aforementioned Inspection to the subject or subjects responsible for the infraction committed, who will have a period of 15 working days, from the notification of the act, to formulate the allegations that it deems pertinent in defense of its right before this Directorate General of work.
3. Once the allegations have been made within the deadline, the General Directorate of Labor of the Community of Madrid may request a detailed report from the Inspector who prepared the minutes.
4. The interested party will be given a new hearing within 8 business days, provided that allegations have been submitted.
5. In view of the proceedings, and after the formulation of the corresponding Resolution Proposal, this General Directorate will issue a resolution imposing the corresponding sanction.
6. Against the aforementioned resolution of the General Directorate, an appeal may be filed with the Vice-Minister for Employment within a period of one month, from the notification of the resolution imposing the sanction.