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Precarious family-business work and compensation

Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 252/2017
· Note published and reviewed: 2026-10-27

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The full court accepted that precarious work in a family business may be treated like domestic work for compensation under article 1438 of the Civil Code.

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Supreme Court · Civil Chamber · STS 252/2017 · 2017-04-26

This is an original explanatory note. The cited material is official technical note and judgment. Where a summary or study is cited, this note does not claim a full-text review of the judgment.

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General information on Spanish law. Application depends on the facts, applicable legislation and subsequent developments. English text is explanatory, not an official translation.

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