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ARTICLE · 13 MAY 2026

From Pay Transparency To Worker Protections: Spain's Latest Employment Law Developments

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The Government is progressing with the transposition into Spanish law of the European Pay Transparency Directive...

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Legislation updates

Pay transparency getting closer

The Government is progressing with the transposition into Spanish law of the European Pay Transparency Directive, which will require Spanish companies to abolish pay secrecy and comply with a new set of obligations, such as the disclosure of salary information from the recruitment stage, the review and objective justification of pay differentials, and regular reporting of pay gaps, in accordance with the applicable legal framework.

Failure to comply with these requirements may give rise to significant consequences, including administrative fines, liability for the full payment of unjustified pay differences, and exclusion from public procurement procedures.

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