The employers’ association and the main trade unions in Spain’s construction sector, which employs 1.4 million people in the country, have agreed to include a specific protocol to combat discrimination against the LGBTI+ community in their collective agreement. This is a “decisive step in the defence of the rights of the LGBTI community”, according to the National Confederation of Construction Industry (CNC). The construction sector is thus incorporating the new regulatory obligations linked to
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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.