Canary Law 2/2025: temporary public employment and minor protection in betting

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If you manage staff in the Canary public administration or operate in the gaming sector in the Canary Islands, this regulation directly affects you. The Canary Law 2/2025, of 26 June 2025, addresses two matters with concrete operational consequences: reducing temporary employment in regional public employment and protecting minors in the field of gambling and betting.

The Resolution of 9 April 2026 publishes the agreement reached on 28 March 2026 between the Bilateral Commission for Cooperation between the General State Administration and the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands. This agreement is the mechanism that prevents the regional law from being challenged before the Constitutional Court due to possible conflicts of jurisdiction with state regulations.

What does this regulation establish?

Canary Law 2/2025 regulates two distinct blocks:

The bilateral agreement published on 27 April 2026 is the instrument provided for in the Spanish legal system to resolve discrepancies between regional and state regulations without the need to resort to the Constitutional Court. Its publication confirms that both administrations have reached an understanding on the possible conflicts of jurisdiction raised by Law 2/2025.

Economic and operational impact

The impact of this regulation translates into two distinct operational levels depending on the type of organization affected:

For Canary public administrations: the obligation to adapt selection and stabilization processes for staff means reviewing calls for applications, civil service examination rules and existing temporary contracts. The law's objective is to reduce structural temporary employment in regional public service, which implies planning stabilization processes and adapting human resources management to the new quality criteria in public employment.

For the gaming sector in the Canary Islands: restrictions on minors' access require reviewing access control protocols in physical establishments and, where applicable, on digital platforms operating in the Canary territory. Non-compliance with these restrictions may result in administrative liability, although the published resolution does not detail the specific sanctioning regime.

Who does it affect?

• Temporary public employees of the Canary regional administration: are the main beneficiaries of stabilization and temporary employment reduction measures.
• Human resources managers and executives of the Canary regional administration: must adapt selection and staff management processes to the new law.
• Gaming sector operators in the Canary Islands: casinos, gaming halls, betting establishments and digital platforms operating in the Canary territory must comply with restrictions on minors' access.
• Legal advisors and consultants for public administrations in the Canary Islands: must be familiar with the new regulatory framework to properly advise on selection and public procurement processes.

Practical example

A department of the Canary Government that has a significant number of temporary employees with several years of seniority must, following Law 2/2025, review which positions may be subject to stabilization processes and adapt the bases of the corresponding calls to the quality criteria in public employment established by the regulation. If it does not initiate this adaptation process, it may incur non-compliance with regional law.

On the other hand, a betting operator with physical establishments in the Canary Islands must review and strengthen its access control protocols to ensure that no minor can access gaming spaces or services, in compliance with the restrictions established in the same law.

What should companies do now?

1. Canary public administrations: review the inventory of temporary employees and evaluate which positions should be included in stabilization processes in accordance with Law 2/2025.
2. HR managers in the Canary administration: adapt the bases of calls and selection processes to the new quality criteria in public employment established by the law.
3. Gaming sector operators in the Canary Islands: review and update access control protocols for minors in physical establishments and digital platforms operating in the Canary territory.
4. Legal advisors: consult the full text of Law 2/2025 of 26 June 2025 to identify all specific obligations, as the resolution published on 27 April 2026 does not detail the complete articles of the law.
5. All affected parties: verify the entry into force date of the various obligations in the text of Law 2/2025, given that the bilateral resolution does not specify specific adaptation deadlines.

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