Ciudad Real Oils: agreement with 3.5% increases and new tab…

The Provincial Delegation of Economy, Business and Employment of Ciudad Real, under the Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment of the Regional Government of Castilla-La Mancha, has ordered the registration of the Collective Agreement for oils and their derivatives of the province for the period between January 1, 2026, and December 31, 2027. The resolution is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real number 219, dated November 12, 2026 (announcement number 3700, pages 10916 to 10929). The agreement incorporates the salary tables for the two years as inseparable annexes to the text.

Registration, validity, and signatories

The text was submitted electronically on October 20, 2026, through the Registry of Labor Agreements and Collective Bargaining Agreements (REGCON) by Manuela Pérez Astilleros, authorized by the Negotiating Commission of the agreement. The registration is carried out with the agreement code 13000015011981 and with notification to said commission, in accordance with Article 90 of the Workers’ Statute and Royal Decree 713/2010, of May 28.

The agreement was negotiated, on one side, by the Business Federation of Ciudad Real (FECIR), Centroliva, and Agri-food Cooperatives of Castilla-La Mancha, and on the other, by the General Union of Workers (UGT) and Workers’ Commissions (CCOO). The resolution is signed in Ciudad Real on November 9, 2026, by the provincial secretary, Pilar Tapiador Tapiador, substituting for the provincial delegate.

Its scope covers the entire province, including workers of companies domiciled in Ciudad Real temporarily displaced outside of it, and applies to permanent, seasonal campaign, interim, and casual workers, regardless of gender. The validity is for two years and, upon its expiration, the agreement is automatically denounced until a new agreement exists.

Increases and guarantee clauses

Article 6 establishes the economic increase and a revision clause linked to the CPI:

2026: increase of 3.5% from January 1; if the annual CPI exceeds that 3.5%, the tables are increased by the excess up to a maximum of 1%, effective from January 1, 2027.
2027: increase of 3%; if the CPI exceeds that percentage, the excess is applied up to 1%, effective from January 1, 2028.
Compensatory seniority bonus: 1,295.92 euros annually, frozen throughout the validity of the agreement and revaluable from 2028.
Work accident compensation: 29,051.42 euros in 2026 and 29,922.96 euros in 2027.

The salary tables, level by level

Annex I contains the salaries for 2026 and Annex II those for 2027. Qualified technicians (level I) increase from 1,656.99 to 1,706.70 euros per month, and first-class administration managers, commercial managers, and technical assistants (level II), from 1,400.48 to 1,442.50 euros. Level VI, the most numerous, groups together oil mill foremen, lister operators, weighbridge operators, laborer foremen, guards, night watchmen, and administrative and laboratory assistants, with 1,253.26 euros per month in 2026 and 1,290.86 in 2027.

Among personnel with a daily wage, master workers (level VII) receive 45.21 euros in 2026 and 46.57 in 2027; laborers, bottlers, and labelers (level XII) increase from 42.50 to 43.78 euros. Supplements also increase: the distance bonus goes from 0.31 to 0.32 euros, the half-per diem from 16.17 to 16.65, and the full per diem from 44.16 to 45.49 euros.

Working Day, Bodies, and Conflict Resolution

The agreement sets a maximum annual working day of 1,790 hours in 2026 and 1,784 in 2027, with the possibility of irregular distribution of up to 10% and five days’ notice. Vacations are 25 working days, with a guaranteed minimum of 30 calendar days, and temporary contracts due to production circumstances may reach 12 months.

A Joint Interpretation Commission is created consisting of six members—three employers and three workers—headquartered at the Delegation of the Labor Arbitration Jury of Ciudad Real (Ronda del Carmen 1, fourth floor, module B) and meetings within a maximum period of fifteen business days. The parties also adhere to the III ASAC of Castilla-La Mancha and the VI ASAC of November 20, 2020.

Sectoral Impact

The agreement arrives in the middle of the olive campaign and organizes the conditions for a strategic sector for the province for two years, from oil mills and extraction plants to bottling plants and cooperatives. Official publication makes the tables mandatory for all companies in the sector and provides employers and unions with a stable framework for salary review and conflict resolution.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Ciudad Real, number 219, of November 12, 2026, section I (Provincial Delegations), pages 10916-10929 (official reference: announcement number 3700; agreement code 13000015011981; CVE D6EddHU/JNNsnE6L6TNy).