Spain: CaixaBank extends its equality plan and includes recognition for the right to disconnect from work

On 21 January, and following three years of negotiations, management and trade unions at CaixaBank secured an agreement that completes and extend the scope of the bank’s first equality plan signed back in 2011, and will apply to the bank’s 29,000 employers. The agreement develops a series of measures aimed at fostering both real gender equality and the inclusion of those living with disabilities. In it are fresh commitments to anticipate and prevent harassment-type situations and ensure that safeguarding gender balance and shared responsibility between men and women will not hinder their career prospects. It also includes a section on digital disconnection and the efficient use of working time.