Spain

Non-discrimination law	Lorenzo Cachón Rodríguez	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Spain - The decline in unemployment in 2015 higher for men than for women (PDF 61 kB)

The active population survey shows that the decline in unemployment has been much higher for men than for women

Publication date: 21 March 2016. Topics

Spain - Spain recognises the right to a pension supplement for mothers (PDF 81 kB)

New legislation is approved that recognises the right to a pension supplement for mothers of two or more children

Publication date: 17 February 2016. Topics

Spain - Right to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation in public assisted human reproduction (PDF 156 kB)

Recognition of the right to public assisted human reproduction to a couple of women, regardless of their sexual orientation

Publication date: 15 January 2016. Topics

Spain - The Government approves the Comprehensive Family Support Plan 2015-2017, which includes the commitment to increase pensions for mothers (PDF 59 kB)

Increase of pensions to mothers

Publication date: 4 August 2015. Topics

Spain - Supreme Court reinforces the burden of the proof for employers in non-discrimination cases in a case of collective dismissals affecting workers who are pregnant or on parental leave (PDF 65 kB)

Dismissal of workers who are pregnant or in parental leave

Publication date: 5 June 2015. Topics

Spain - The Women's Institute is transformed into the Institute for women and equal opportunities (PDF 59 kB)

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

Publication date: 16 April 2015. Topics

Spain - The Government approves the granting of a special social security benefit for self-employed workers with family responsibilities (PDF 75 kB)

New social security benefit for self-employed with family responsibilities

Publication date: 16 April 2015. Topics

Spain - The High Court of Catalonia annuls the burka ban in the town of Reus (Catalonia) (PDF 236 kB)

The High Court of Catalonia annuls the regulation of Reus City Council banning access to municipal facilities for people with burka

Publication date: 16 April 2015. Topics