The Generalitat registers the collective agreement of Diari de Girona for 2026-2028

The Territorial Services of the Department of Enterprise and Work in Girona have registered and ordered the publication of the collective agreement of the company Diari de Girona, S.A. for the years 2026-2028, with agreement code no. 17001212011997. The resolution, signed by the director of territorial services, Pau Rich Sanglas, is dated September 17, 2026, and was published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Girona no. 185, of September 25, 2026 (reference BOP-2026_0_185_8196). The text establishes the labor conditions for the newspaper’s entire staff for three years.

The agreement was signed on July 31, 2026, by the company representatives and the representatives of the workers, acting as the works council. The registration was carried out in the Registry of collective agreements, collective labor agreements, and equality plans of the Territorial Services of Girona, in accordance with articles 90.2 and 90.3 of the Workers’ Statute and Royal Decree 713/2010, regarding the registration and deposit of agreements.

The published text spans 24 pages and is structured into twelve chapters, two annexes, and one preliminary provision. The temporal scope covers from January 1, 2026, to December 31, 2028, regardless of the publication date, and provides for year-by-year extension if neither party terminates it with fifteen days’ notice.

36-hour workday and six professional groups

The agreement establishes a working day of 36 hours per week and a paid break of 20 minutes for staff on a continuous shift. The schedule will be agreed upon between management and the works council through a chart that must be prepared before February 28 of each year.

The professional classification is organized into three activity areas and six professional groups with their respective salary levels:

• Activity areas: Technical/Production, Editorial, and Administration.
• Group 1: editor-in-chief and department head.
• Group 2: section head.
• Group 3: reporter A and B and team leader.
• Group 4: editorial assistant and 1st class technician.
• Group 5: editorial auxiliary and 2nd class technician.
• Group 6: administrative assistant, telephone operator/receptionist, sales representative, and 3rd class technician.

The probationary period may not exceed four months for groups 1 to 3, nor two months for the rest, and the notice period for voluntary termination will be one month or fifteen days depending on the group.

Salaries, supplements, and seniority

The 2026 salary table establishes a minimum annual group salary of €30,265.12 for level 1 (€2,017.67 monthly in 15 payments) and €16,352.19 for level 6 (€1,090.15). The agreement provides for fifteen payments: twelve ordinary and three extraordinary, with the summer payment before June 30 and the December payment on the 22nd.

Economic supplements include:

• Overtime, with a maximum of 80 hours per year and amounts between €26.42 and €13.97 depending on the salary level.
• Night shift allowance, between €33.02 and €17.46 per hour worked between 22:00 and 06:00.
• Availability allowance, voluntary in nature and with a minimum annual amount of €1,200.
• Sunday work: €70.60 per Sunday and a day and a half of rest; for staff contracted for weekends, €65.42 per Sunday and €118.54 per weekend.
• Per diems of €60.27 (full) and €18.09 (half), and €0.26 per kilometer with a private vehicle.

Regarding seniority, the three-year and five-year brackets are maintained, with amounts ranging from €41.99 for the first three-year period to €126.06 for the third five-year period.

Teleworking, holidays and disaster protocol

The text regulates remote work on a voluntary and reversible basis, with the general possibility of working one day a week if the workplace allows it and the department agrees. Holidays are 22 working days and staff enjoy 17 working days in compensation for the 14 payable public holidays, the so-called “xupetines” (bridge days).

Other social improvements included:

• Life insurance of €19,845.44 for death or permanent disability.
• Coverage of 80% of the cost of glasses or lenses, with a cap of €300.51.
• Receipt of 100% of the salary in situations of temporary disability.
• Compensation of one to three monthly payments of the agreement salary in case of early retirement.

Annex II incorporates an action protocol for disasters and adverse meteorological phenomena, which is activated following warnings from AEMET and Civil Protection and provides for paid leave, flexibility of the working day, and priority for teleworking in the event of a red level warning.

The agreement covers the entire workforce of Diari de Girona, S.A., the head of the Prensa Ibérica Media group in the district, and establishes a stable three-year framework for working hours, salaries, and social rights. Its registration in the official registry makes it an applicable norm and consultable by any worker or interested party.

Fuente: Official Gazette of the Province of Girona, no. 185, September 25, 2026, Autonomous Administration (Others), pp. 1-24 (official reference: BOP-2026_0_185_8196).