For the first time, Spanish legislation expressly covers menstrual health—providing protection for a special temporary incapacity due to medical conditions arising from disabling periods (secondary disabling menstruation).
Paid leave covers a vast and diverse range of protections, which vary by country and by region within the same country. One common ground for paid time off in different jurisdictions is employee sick leave; however, what is considered sick leave and the requirements to take sick leave days vary substantially.
The Council of Ministers in Spain has recently approved a proposal to amend the Bill on Sexual and Reproductive Health and the Voluntary Interruption of Pregnancy. The approved text will now be sent to Congress to begin its parliamentary processing.
Employers with operations in Spain should be aware of the proposed regulation and its potential implications, which we summarize below.
Sick leave system in Spain in a nutshell
The system in Spain provides that in case of sickness employees are entitled to take sick leave time and receive statutory sick pay, which is partially funded by the Social Security system and by the employer.
In very simple terms, a doctor will set the number of days that the employee needs to be on sick leave, setting a process to review and to extend, or to end the sick leave duration as necessary.
It will be the employer's responsibility to provide sick pay from the 4th to the 15th day of absence (both dates inclusive), and...
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