Training, equality and diversity in the workplace: legal obligations and evaluation of equality plans

Abstract

This article analyzes the relationship between training and equality in the workplace, focusing on the role of training within equality plans established under Organic Law 3/2007, of March 22, on effective equality between women and men. It examines the regulatory boost to these plans from 2019 onwards, following the approval of Royal Decree-Law 6/2019, of March 1, and its regulatory development through Royal Decree 901/2020, of October 13. Training is studied as a key component in three dimensions: as part of the initial diagnosis, as a requirement in the negotiation processes, and as a core element of the equality plans themselves. Additionally, from a training perspective, the article explores Law 4/2023, of February 28, on the real and effective equality of trans people and the guarantee of the rights of LGTBI individuals, along with its regulatory development in Royal Decree 1026/2024, of October 8, as a recent example of the growing connection between training and equality in the workplace.