Apr 7, 2023 | Legislation
A law dated 7 April 2023 and a royal decree dated 1 May have amended the legislation covering protection against retaliation by the employer, in response to complaints of discrimination and violence, bullying or sexual harassment at work. These laws will enter into...
Mar 30, 2023 | Legislation
Just over two years after the European Commission put forward its proposal (see IR Notes 159), the European Parliament has definitively adopted the directive on pay transparency (see press release and Pay transparency). The directive now has to be approved by the...
Mar 28, 2023 | Legislation
On 23 March, Parliament passed a law on sexual harassment, implementing the tripartite agreement concluded on this subject in March 2022. The government emphasises that the text is intended to support the “necessary cultural change in every workplace”. The law imposes...
Mar 1, 2023 | Industrial relations
On 14 March, the TUC trade union confederation published a report on Women’s health and the workplace, putting forward numerous recommendations concerning menstruation and the menopause, pregnancy, maternal health in the workplace and women’s participation in the...
Mar 1, 2023 | Industrial relations
On 21 March, the government unveiled a national action plan against racism. It contains initiatives in the field of employment, such as the creation of a workers’ and employers’ guide for combating racism and promoting racial equality in the workplace across all...
