“We will be the first country in Europe to have legislation regulating the working conditions of LGTBI people,” said Spanish labour minister Yolanda Diaz when announcing the agreement negotiated with trade unions and employers, which sets out a framework for protocols and accompanying measures to facilitate the integration of people into companies, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Regulatory development of the ‘Trans Law’
The text, which will have to be validated by parliament and could still evolve, is the regulatory development of the law for the “real and effective equality of transgender people and to guarantee the rights of LGTBI people” of 28 February 2023, known as the ‘Trans Law’.
As Madrid correspondent for mind RH since 2021, I cover news developments in Spain's world of work, focusing on legal developments and collective bargaining, particularly around work-life balance, equality and inclusion policies, which have been hot topics in the country in recent years.