{"id":81403,"date":"2016-10-20T13:54:42","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T11:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=81403"},"modified":"2016-10-20T13:54:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-20T11:54:42","slug":"internship-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/internship-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment conditions and pay for interns in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Compared to the rest of Spain, <strong>Barcelona<\/strong> enjoys a good economic environment, that is why <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cheap\/\" target=\"_blank\">students<\/a> are more likely to do their <strong>internship<\/strong> in the Catalan city. As we know, the labor market has been\u00a0affected by the crisis for over 6 years now, but what about the <strong>interns<\/strong>? They tend to be seen as an affordable way to support a company. <strong>Wages<\/strong> and working conditions as an intern\u00a0may vary from an industry to another. Let <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\" target=\"_blank\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> walks you through them.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/internship-barcelona\/#Two_profiles_of_interns\" title=\"Two profiles of\u00a0interns\">Two profiles of\u00a0interns<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/internship-barcelona\/#The_internship\" title=\"The internship\">The internship<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/internship-barcelona\/#Pay_and_living_standards\" title=\"Pay and living standards\">Pay and living standards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Two_profiles_of_interns\"><\/span>Two profiles of\u00a0interns<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_81414\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81414\" class=\"wp-image-81414 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/workstation-405768_1920-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Pixabay\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><em>&#8220;Beca of practicas&#8221;<\/em><\/strong> is linked to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/international-schools-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\">school<\/a> by internship agreement (convenio escuela-empresa):<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Internship<\/strong> lasts about 3 months.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can work up to\u00a04 or 5 hours a day.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>intern<\/strong> must have an assigned guardian within the\u00a0company.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">No real staff costs for the company.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company has no obligation\u00a0to pay the <strong>intern<\/strong>, although the reimbursement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-public-transport\/\" target=\"_blank\">commuting<\/a>\u00a0expenses is still recommended and appreciated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The second type of <strong>internship<\/strong> is\u00a0more of a <strong>professional setting<\/strong> without real interdependence with the school (contrato laboral). In addition to validating your\u00a0degree within 5 years before the <strong>internship<\/strong>\u00a0and be between 18 and 30 years old, the following conditions apply:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>intern<\/strong>\u00a0should contribute to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/getting-your-social-security-in-spain\/\" target=\"_blank\">social security<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The contract period must be between 6 months and 2 years.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The job can be part time or full time.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>intern<\/strong>\u00a0receives wages determined by agreement. If it has\u00a0not been set, the <strong>remuneration<\/strong> must be minimum\u00a060% (during the first year) and 75% (second year) of the Spanish minimum wage (645.30 euros net for a full-time employee in 2014).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The company shall issue the <strong>intern<\/strong>\u00a0a certificate stating the duration and position held during the <strong>internship<\/strong> at the termination of the contract.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/tourism-internship-with-go-eco\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tourism Internship with Go Eco<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_internship\"><\/span>The internship<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_81413\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-81413\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-81413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/workplace-1245776_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Pixabay\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-81413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some working rules in Spain: usually the days begin later than in any other European country\u00a0and end around\u00a07pm. You will have to complete <strong>40 hours of work<\/strong> within a week. Lunch break is usually at 2pm. Depending on your type of contract, it may be that you have to obtain your <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/job-nie\/\" target=\"_blank\">NIE<\/a><\/strong> (foreigner identification number). For example, if you are an European Union citizen, this card\u00a0is not mandatory for a short period <strong>internship.<\/strong> It becomes\u00a0necessary for getting a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/opening-a-bank-account\/\" target=\"_blank\">bank account<\/a>,<\/strong> though. For Spanish <strong>interns,<\/strong> it is also stated that their\u00a0work level can not be equivalent nor superior to a qualified employee under penalty of denunciation and fine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/communities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Useful international networks in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pay_and_living_standards\"><\/span>Pay and living standards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In many cases, you will earn less money than in some other European countries, however, the cost of life in Spain\u00a0is one of the least\u00a0expensive.\u00a0Whatever the\u00a0<strong>internship<\/strong>, review the contract carefully before signing it, to counter any unfair term and bad surprises. In addition, be aware that it is very common in Spain to\u00a0practice \u00a0<em>under the table<\/em> compensation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"81403\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">2<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compared to the rest of Spain, Barcelona enjoys a good economic environment, that is why students are more likely to do their internship in the Catalan city. As we know, the labor market has been\u00a0affected by the crisis for over 6 years now, but what about the interns? They tend to be seen as an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101,"featured_media":81412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4493],"tags":[6769,6772,6771,6770],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81403"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81403"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81462,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81403\/revisions\/81462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}