Spain to Require Salary Transparency for Firms with 50+ Employees

The Spanish government has drafted a Real Decreto to amend current gender pay‑equality legislation and align it with the EU Directive 2023/970. The proposal would obligate companies employing 50 or more workers to disclose the criteria used for salary progression and to provide employees, within two months of request, written details of their own remuneration and the average salaries of peers, broken down by sex.

Employers must also publish an annual summary of these rights, maintain an up‑to‑date remuneration register that records base salary and all components by gender, and submit a detailed audit of factors contributing to any unexplained pay gaps. The draft bans contractual clauses that prevent workers from revealing their wages and sets confidentiality safeguards, allowing wage data to be shared only with workers' legal representatives. The government plans to negotiate the text with social partners on 15 July.