The Royal Decree-Law completes the transposition of Directive (EU) 2019/1158 regulating the work-life balance of parents and carers in the European Union. The Congress of Deputies last week gave its approval to Royal Decree-Law 2/2024 of 21 May which, among other measures, strengthens parental leave and improves the conditions for exercising the right to breastfeeding. […]
Commission refers Spain to the Court of Justice of the EU for failure to fully transpose the directive on reconciliation of work and family life
The European Commission has decided to refer Belgium, Ireland and Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to notify national measures fully transposing EU rights on Work-Life Balance for parents and carers (Directive (EU) 2019/158). The Work-Life Balance Directive, adopted in 2019, is an important legislation which aims to enable working parents to better […]