Almaraz debuts new agreement: 35 weekly hours and remuneration linked to the State

The General Directorate of Labor of the Regional Ministry of Economy, Employment and Digital Transformation has ordered the registration in the Registry of Collective Labor Agreements and Accords of Extremadura and the publication of the Collective Agreement for the labor personnel of the Almaraz City Council (Cáceres). The resolution, dated October 26, 2026, is published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura number 215, corresponding to Monday, November 9, 2026, with the official reference 2026062803.

The text was signed on September 17, 2026, by the representatives of the municipal corporation and by the members of the Works Council, and was ratified by the Plenary of the City Council in an ordinary session on September 24, 2026. It is identified with the agreement code 10100592012026 and replaces, in its entirety, the labor conditions that had been applied to the municipal labor personnel.

The resolution is based on Article 90 of the revised text of the Workers’ Statute Law, Article 38 of the Basic Statute of Public Employees, Royal Decree 713/2010, regarding the registration and deposit of agreements, and Article 6 of Decree 187/2018, which created the regional registry. The agreement was signed by the Director General of Labor, Pilar Bueno Espada.

35-hour workday and shifts

The agreement establishes a working day of 35 hours per week for all municipal employees, with flexible scheduling and ensuring that in no case shall it exceed 8 hours per day, except in cases of urgency or catastrophe. The general schedules are:

• Fixed daytime shift: from 8:00 to 15:00 or from 15:00 to 22:00.
• Rotating shift: the above plus the shift from 22:00 to 8:00.
• Daily break of 30 minutes, counted as effective work.
• Minimum weekly rest of two uninterrupted days, usually Saturday and Sunday.

Personnel subject to shifts from Monday to Sunday will also have a pool of 14 compensation days per year for national, regional, and local holidays. An availability bonus of 80 euros per month is provided for personnel at the Catalina Curiel Residence, with the obligation to be reachable and to report to the post within a maximum period of 30 minutes, as well as a system of non-presential on-call duties for the geriatric nurses of the same center, one week out of every 16 with full staff. December 24 and 31 will be considered paid holidays and are not recoverable.

Remuneration and supplements

Remuneration shall be adjusted according to the increases generally and mandatorily established by the General State Budget Law, with a review clause in the event that the recorded CPI exceeds the forecast. The text maintains a provisional agreement supplement so that the staff does not lose salary mass relative to December 31, 2025, and to reach the Minimum Interprofessional Wage where applicable.

Triennials are fixed at 53.39 euros for group 1, 43.54 euros for group 2, and 38.20 euros for groups 3, 4, and 5, and all time of effective service provided in any public administration shall be computed. Two annual extraordinary payments are maintained, in June and December, consisting of salary, triennials, and all supplements.

Overtime hours shall be remunerated between 36.27 euros (senior technician) and 20.51 euros (second-class official, laborer, kitchen assistant, and unskilled personnel), with a maximum of 80 hours per year, and may be exchanged for rest at a rate of two hours for one on a working day and three for one on nights, Saturdays, and holidays. Special holidays shall be paid with 50 or 100 euros depending on the day and the shift.

Vacations, permits, and reconciliation

Labor personnel shall be entitled to 22 working days or 30 calendar days of annual vacation, extendable up to 26 working days with 30 years of seniority, and six annual days for private matters, which may reach 14 according to accumulated seniority. Paid permits include:

• Five working days for the death or accident of a relative.
• Six working days for serious illness or hospitalization.
• Fifteen calendar days for marriage or registration of a domestic partnership.
• Nineteen weeks for birth, adoption, guardianship, or foster care.

The agreement also incorporates schedule flexibility of up to one hour, reductions in working hours for the care of minors and relatives, an equality plan and a protocol against sexual and gender-based harassment, and a specific chapter of measures for the equality and non-discrimination of LGBTI people, with a procedure for action against harassment and violence.

Validity and control of the agreement

The agreement shall have a duration of four years, automatically extendable by calendar years as long as it is not denounced or a new one is approved, and shall enter into force once the resolution is published in the Official Gazette of Extremadura. The denunciation must be submitted in writing three months prior to the end of its validity. A joint commission, composed of representatives from the city council and trade union organizations, shall assume the interpretation, arbitration, and monitoring of compliance, and must be established within 30 calendar days following the signing. Career or interim civil servants and temporary staff are expressly excluded from the scope of the agreement.

The agreement affects the municipality’s entire workforce and provides written regulation for matters that were previously dispersed, from professional classification and the filling of vacancies to the disciplinary regime and occupational risk prevention. For the employees of Almaraz, it means consolidating the 35-hour workday and work-life balance conditions, while the town council gains a stable negotiation framework for the next four years.

Source: Official Gazette of Extremadura, no. 215, November 9, 2026, section I (official reference: 2026062803).