Full name : Francisca FERNÁNDEZ PROL
Gender : Female
Work location : University of Vigo
Academic background :
Degree in Law, University of Vigo [1993-1998]
PHD in Labor Law (Outstanding cum laude) [2002]
Title of thesis: “El salario en especie”
Director: Jaime Cabeza Pereiro (Spain)
Current position held:
Professor of labor law and social security. University of Vigo (Spain)
Your research : Labor law and social security
Research interests/topics: Unemployment and active employment policies, Gender equality, European Social Law, Maritime Law.
Research projects (Some of the most important you were involved in) :
● “Work at sea: the new legal-maritime scenarios”, financed by Galician Government, main researcher: Prof. Dr. Jaime Cabeza Pereiro (2014 to 2015)
● “New maritime-fishing legal scenarios and the protection of the people of the sea”, financed by Ministry of Economy, main researcher: Prof. Dr. José Manuel Sobrino Heredia (2015 to 2018)
● “The instruments of private social protection in the management of labor change”, financed, by Ministry of Economy, main researcher: Prof. Dr. Jaime Cabeza Pereiro (2015 to 2017)
● “Fundamental rights to the change of work subordinated in the digital age”, financed, by Ministry of Economy, main researcher: Prª. Drª Belén Cardona Rubert (2018 to 2020)
Articles :
Published over 20 articles, including the following:
1.“Empresas francesas ante la crisis: el despido económico tras la reforma de 2017” (
French companies in the face of the crisis: the economic dismissal after the reform of 2017”, Revista Trabajo y Derecho, 2018, in press.
Dockside :
Your involvement in Dockside: Staff member
What is DOCKSIDE for you: It is a great opportunity to share experiences and work with colleagues from other universities.