SPAIN BECAME THE FIRST COUNTRY IN EUROPE TO INTRODUCE STATUTORY PAID MENSTRUAL LEAVE. 🇪🇸 In 2023, Spain passed a landmark law allowing workers who experience severe period pain to take medically approved paid sick leave. The policy can cover debilitating menstrual pain associated with conditions such as endometriosis, with payments covered by the social security system rather than directly by employers. The law came into force on June 1, 2023, and was introduced to recognise the impact severe menstrual pain can have on daily life and work. Portugal has since introduced a similar provision for workers with endometriosis or adenomyosis who experience incapacitating menstrual pain. #ThisIsMoney #Money #News #UK