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Policy Document

Royal Decree-Law 16/2013, of 20 December, on measures to promote stable employment and improve the employability of workers

Year

2013

Country

Spain

Topic

Family & Children

Subtopic

Maternity Protection

Keywords

Childbirth Family formation Family policy Maternity benefits Maternity leave Pregnancy Public health Work-life balance

Main implications

The law includes some measures to promote part-time work and to increase its flexibility. This law expanded from eight to 12 years the age of children who can justify the reduction of daily working hours of parents for care (between at least 1/8 and 1/2 of the daily working hours), with a proportional reduction in wages.

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Workers

Does this law guarantee job security throughout pregnancy for women holding all types of working contracts?

Yes

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Boletín Oficial del Estado, num. 305, pages 103148-103162, 21 December 2013 (BOE-A-1980-5683)

Original full text web source in native language

https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php

Author

Pau Miret-Gamundi, Rocío Treviño & Pilar Zueras
Centre for Demographic Studies (CED), Barcelona

Data collected in the framework of the Population Europe Research Finder and Archive (PERFAR)

Cite as

SPLASH-db.eu (2014): Policy: "Royal Decree-Law 16/2013, of 20 December, on measures to promote stable employment and improve the employability of workers" (Information provided by Pau Miret-Gamundi, Rocío Treviño & Pilar Zueras). Available at: https://splash-db.eu [Date of access].