At a glance

• In December 2025, Spain’s Ministry of Labour and Social Economy launched a public consultation on a draft law to amend the Workers’ Statute and the Law on Social Jurisdiction.
• The new draft law mainly clarifies and consolidates whistleblower protections already present in Spanish law.
• No significant new obligations or costs for employers; existing requirements for internal reporting channels remain unchanged.
• Retaliation or discrimination against whistleblowers continues to be strictly prohibited and legally void.
• Protections now explicitly extend to candidates, former employees, volunteers, and family members involved in reporting.

In December 2025, Spain’s Ministry of Labour and Social Economy launched a public consultation on a draft law to amend the Workers’ Statute and the Law on Social Jurisdiction. The proposed changes focus on strengthening protections for employees who report regulatory breaches or corruption. For employers, it’s important to recognise that this legislative update does not represent a radical shift in Spanish law. Instead, it consolidates and clarifies protections that existed for whistleblowers in Spain.

The Law 2/2023, enacted earlier, already transposed the EU Directive 2019/1937 on whistleblowing into Spanish law, establishing a robust framework to protect individuals who report violations of law or serious misconduct. The new draft law primarily serves to align the Workers’ Statute and related procedural rules with this...

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