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Company must accept that a Muslim woman use the hijab in positions of attention to the public
Temporary incapacity for work can be considered as disability, as a ‘long-term’ limitation at the time of the allegedly discriminatory act
Almost ten years after establishing the paternity leave from first time Spain extends it from 13 days to four weeks
Maternity leave for a father who have had a baby through a surrogacy arrangement
Catalan law on effective equality between women and men has been partially annulled by the Constitutional Court because Catalonian Parliament has exceeded its competence to legislate
Collective agreements can improve legislation on reduction of working hours for parental reasons, even if the improvement was established in the collective agreement before the legislative reform of 2012
The active population survey shows that the decline in unemployment has been much higher for men than for women
New legislation is approved that recognises the right to a pension supplement for mothers of two or more children
Recognition of the right to public assisted human reproduction to a couple of women, regardless of their sexual orientation
Increase of pensions to mothers
Dismissal of workers who are pregnant or in parental leave
Law 15/2014 of 16 September 2014 for the rationalisation of the public sector and other measures of administrative reform, has transformed the Women’s Institute into the Institute for women and equal opportunities
New social security benefit for self-employed with family responsibilities
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