Spain has finally transposed EU Directive 2019/1158 on work-life balance for parents and carers. The measure came into force on 31 July 2025, after the prescribed EU deadline, in the form of Decree-Law 9/2025, granting each parent an additional paid week to be taken in the year of a child’s birth or adoption, and then two weeks, also paid, to be taken at their convenience up to the child’s eighth birthday. These new provisions apply to births from 31 August 2025. The week of birth or adoption l
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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.