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Social Judicial Affairs. Matters resolved. By type of demand. Provinces

Social courts. Matters resolved. By type of demand. Provinces 2024
Barcelona Girona Lleida Tarragona Catalonia Spain % Cat./Spa.
Collective conflicts 167 15 4 14 200 2,232 9.0
Individual conflicts 37,248 3,349 1,560 4,099 46,256 296,054 15.6
Dismissals 21,960 1,989 864 2,307 27,120 137,996 19.7
Work contracts 15,288 1,360 696 1,792 19,136 158,058 12.1
Social Security benefits 11,821 1,233 650 1,880 15,584 111,953 13.9
Total matters resolved 49,236 4,597 2,214 5,993 62,040 410,239 15.1
Source: Ministry of Labour and Social Economy.

Last update: February 20, 2026.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Social courts
Judicial bodies with competence for labour issues and Social Security in a provincial or inter-provincial area. The affairs these resolve can be classed as collective conflicts, individual conflicts and Social Security conflicts.