The whistle-blower protection law that was published in Spain’s Official State Bulletin (BOE) on 21 February, came into effect on 13 March. The legislation takes up the main lines of the European Directive 2019/1937 (whistle-blower directive), approved in October 2019, and gives businesses with at least 50 employees as well as public administrations a period of three months to establish safe internal whistleblowing channels that protect the reporting of any discovered irregularities, illegal pr
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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.