Overview

• Advocate General Rimvydas Norkus says Spanish law lacks effective measures and sanctions to deter abuse of long-term temporary public employment.
• He aligns with Spain’s Supreme Court in rejecting automatic conversion of temporary workers to permanent posts, citing principles of equality, merit and capacity.
• The opinion warns that invoking constitutional principles is insufficient without concrete government action to correct systemic abuse.
• Roughly one million temporary public workers in Spain, including more than 62,000 in Euskadi, await the final EU court judgment that this opinion will heavily influence.
• A definitive ruling is expected in the coming months, and Spain could face EU penalties if its practices are found incompatible with union law.