Jobs in Spain

Spain stands out in Southern Europe for its active government engagement with working time reduction, though legislative progress has been uneven. A 37.5-hour workweek bill was rejected by Parliament in September 2025, but the government plans to reintroduce it. Around 25% of job postings include salary information. Existing pay transparency obligations under Royal Decree 902/2020 already require gender pay registers and audits, but fall short of the EU Directive — salary ranges in job postings are not yet mandatory, and no salary history ban exists. No draft transposition legislation has been published. The Spanish labor market offers 22 days of minimum annual leave and a growing number of companies piloting reduced hours through government-subsidized programs. Madrid and Barcelona are the primary tech hubs, with multinational companies increasingly adopting European fair-work standards.