Policy Document

Royal Decree-Act on Extraordinary Measures to Reduce Public Deficit (8/2010)

Year

2010

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

This reform repealed the Act on Income Tax Deduction for Childbirth or Adoption and Payment Support for Maternity / Adoption from the Social Security (35/2007).

Benefits & Requirements

Coverage: Eligible groups or beneficiaries

Employees; self-employed persons

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

Yes

Implementing Text & Related Legislation

Original name of the legal document/act (native language)

Real Decreto-Ley por el que se adoptan medidas extraordinarias para la reducción del déficit público (8/2010)

Date of passage/approval

20^th May 2010

Date of signature

20^th May 2010

Date of publication

24^th May 2010

Are the effects retroactive?

Date of effect

24^th May 2010

Actors

José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero (Prime Minister)

Earlier related reforms

2007 Act on Income Tax Deduction for Childbirth or Adoption and Payment Support for Maternity / Adoption from the Social Security (35/2007)

Read the Law

Original full text source in native language

Boletín Oficial del Estado, num. 126, pages 45070-45128, Disposiciones generales, Jefatura del Estado, Referencia BOE-A-2010-8228

Original full text web source in native language

http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2010/05/24/pdfs/BOE-A-2010-8228.pdf

Secondary Literature & Sources

Secondary literature

Delgado, M., Meil, G., and Zamora López, F. "Spain: Short on children and short on family policies". Demographic Research 19 (2008): 1059-1104.