Employer information obligations: Key changes from 5 October 2026
16 September 2026
Royal Decree 1659/1998 transposed into Spanish law Council Directive 91/533/EEC of 14 October 1991 on an employer’s obligation to inform employees of the conditions applicable to the employment contract or relationship. Royal Decree 723/2026 of 9 September (“RD”), published in the Spanish Official State Gazette (“BOE”) on 15 September 2026, partially transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union and introduces significant changes.
The RD repeals and replaces Royal Decree 1659/1998 in its entirety. The RD enters into force twenty days after its publication in the BOE – that is, on 5 October 2026.
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