Spain is incorporating the European regulation on transparent and predictable working conditions four years late. This regulation was adopted in 2019, and the transposition deadline expired on August 1, 2022. The Minister of Labor, Yolanda Díaz, had attempted to leverage this transposition to develop a more ambitious reform, aimed at strengthening the legal security of employees in precarious jobs or with irregular hours, while further regulating the use of trial periods.
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.