Corporate Equality Badge

Who is this aimed at?  

Bodies or companies, from a public or private sector background who engage in professional activities in Spain.

What requirements must be met?

A series of requirements has been set forth:

• Inscription in the corresponding Social Security regime and/or, in the applicable public registry.
• Being up to date with taxation and Social Security payments.
• Not having been convicted of final judgment relating to serious or very serious infringements, in the three years prior to the 14^th of October:
  • On matters of equality and non-discrimination.
  • On matters of equality and non-discrimination regarding access to goods and services.
  • On matters of equal opportunities, non-discrimination and universal accessibility for persons with mental or physical impairments.

• Submission of a statement backing the candidacy, signed by the majority of the legal representation for the workers, or failing this, the bulk of the workforce.
• Having put in place a specific procedure for the prevention of sexual harassment and gender-based persecution.
• Having created a compensation allocation register.

If your company is duty bound to draft and implant an Equality plan, further to the above

Maintaining the Equality Plan in force and recorded

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Monitoring report on this Equality Plan over a minimum term of two years

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Female presence amounting to 30% of the Board of Directors in Companies that are not required to draw up consolidated profit and loss accounts

If your company is NOT duty bound to draft and implant an Equality plan, further to the above

Having implemented equality measures recorded in the Registry of Collective Conventions (REGCOM) or, failing this, having drafted a voluntary equality plan

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Having implanted equality measures over a minimum term of two years.