Ourense construction sets eleven non-working days for 2027

The employers’ association ACO and the unions UGT-FICA and HÁBITAT DE CCOO de Galicia have finalized the 2027 labor calendar for the construction sector in the province of Ourense, with eleven non-working days and an annual working day adjusted to 1,736 hours. The agreement was signed on October 23, 2026, within the framework of the Joint Commission of the provincial agreement and is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ourense on November 12, 2026, by resolution of the Territorial Directorate of the Ministry of Employment, Trade and Emigration (file 32/01/0045/2026).

The agreement and who signs it

The meeting of the Joint Commission was held at 1:00 PM on Friday, October 23, 2026, at the premises of the Provincial Association of Construction Entrepreneurs of Ourense (ACO), under article 9 of the current provincial agreement. It was presided over by Antonio Pérez Jácome and Cesáreo Fernández Ríos acted as secretary; on the social side, Antonio Caride Rodríguez (UGT-FICA) and Antonio Pérez Jácome (HÁBITAT DE CCOO de Galicia) participated, while Cesáreo Fernández Ríos and María José de Miguel Pérez represented ACO. The session adjourned at 2:00 PM with the unanimous approval of the minutes.

The administrative resolution, dated October 29, 2026, orders the registration and deposit of the agreement in the Registry of collective agreements, collective labor agreements, and equality plans of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, notification to the business and social representation, and publication in the provincial gazette. The text is based on article 90.2 and 3 of Legislative Royal Decree 2/2015 and Royal Decree 713/2010, as well as Decree 42/2024, Decree 110/2026, Decree 49/2024, and Decree 147/2024 on the organic structure of the Xunta. It is signed by Sofía Rodríguez Rodríguez, acting Head of the Administrative Coordination and Economic Management Service.

The eleven non-working days of 2027

The first agreement of the minutes establishes the following non-working days for the construction sector in the province of Ourense for 2027:

January 4 and 5.
February 8.
March 22, 23, and 24.
October 11.
November 12.
December 7, 24, and 31.

In total, there are eleven days, with which the parties adjust the annual working day to the 1,736 hours provided for in the current General Construction Agreement, which represents a reduction compared to the previous reference of the provincial agreement.

Swaps, local holidays, and vacations

The minutes establish three rules of practical application for the companies and the workers of the sector:

Non-working days may be swapped for different ones provided there is a prior agreement between the company and the worker.
When a local holiday coincides with any non-working day of the agreement, it will be moved to the previous or following working day.
These days will not count for the purposes of taking vacations.

Immediate validity and processing

The agreement takes effect from the day following its signature, that is, from October 24, 2026, regardless of the date of its publication in the official bulletin. The minutes also record the unanimous authorization of María José de Miguel Pérez to submit the documentation and carry out the necessary clarification, amendment, correction, supplement, and integration procedures for registration, entry, deposit, and publication, with agreement number 32000155011981. The text appears referenced in the bulletin with registration number R. 2.610.

The calendar arrives when the year 2027 is about to begin and after a 2026 in which the provincial agreement had already registered working day adjustment movements. Unlike other sectoral agreements, its effectiveness is not pending Official publication.

The relevance for the reader is direct: any company or worker in the construction sector in the province of Ourense must already apply these eleven non-working days and the 1,736-hour workday, without waiting for the bulletin to complete its formal processing. Furthermore, the calendar leaves room for individual negotiation to swap workdays and protects the right to vacations by excluding those days from their calculation.

Source: Official Bulletin of the Province of Ourense, November 12, 2026, section III. Autonomous Community (official reference: 353127).