The urban sanitation agreement for Petrer has been published with salary increases until 2028

The Territorial Directorate of Housing, Employment, Youth and Equality of Alicante has arranged for the official registration and publication of the collective agreement of the company Fomento Benicasim S.A. for the urban sanitation workplace in Petrer, with agreement code 03004451012010. The resolution is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante No. 190, dated October 6, 2026, Section II. Autonomous Administration, page 1 (reference 7492/2026). The text enters into force on the day of its publication, although its economic effects are retroactive to January 1, 2025.

Official registration and four-year validity

The agreement was submitted to the Agreement Registry of Alicante on July 30, 2026, signed by the legal representation of the company and by the representatives of the workers. The resolution, signed in Alicante on September 30, 2026, by the territorial director Cortes María Martínez de las Heras, orders the registration in the registry, notification to the negotiating commission, and the deposit of the original text.

The authority of the territorial director derives from articles 21 and 22.5 of Order 2/2026, of May 12, which develops the Consell’s Decree 19/2026, of February 13. Article 90 of the Workers’ Statute, Royal Decree 713/2010, of May 28, and articles 3 and 4 of Order 37/2010, of September 24 are applicable. The formal control was adjusted to Judgment 461/2025, of May 20, 2025, of the Social Chamber of the Supreme Court.

The functional scope covers personnel assigned to the public street cleaning and urban solid waste collection services contracted with the City Council of Petrer. The duration is four years, from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2028, with automatic termination on October 31, 2028.

Salary increases and 2025-2026 tables

The first additional clause establishes the agreed increases:

• 2025: 2.8%.
• 2026: 2.7%, plus an additional 0.3% for office staff.
• 2027: 80% of the actual 2026 CPI, with a minimum of 1.7% and a maximum of 4%.
• 2028: 80% of the actual 2027 CPI, with the same caps.

Accrued arrears will be paid within 30 days following publication in the gazette. The attached tables include, among other values, a daily base salary of 29.1803 euros for a daily cleaning laborer in 2025, which increases to 29.9682 euros in 2026, and from 30.8518 to 31.6848 euros for a daily cleaning driver. In the technicians’ group, the senior graduate increases from 1,758.5416 to 1,811.2978 euros per month.

Overtime hours for 2026 are set at 12.00 euros per normal hour and 18.3807 euros per holiday hour for street cleaning laborers, and at 14.00 and 23.9842 euros for collection drivers. The full holiday shift for a collection driver is valued at 156.1556 euros.

Working day, vacations and supplements

The annual working day is set at 1,712 effective hours, equivalent to 37.5 hours per week, with a 30-minute snack break for continuous collection shifts and a 20-minute break for street cleaning. The service is provided from Monday to Sunday throughout the year via rotating shifts, with breaks from Friday to Sunday for waste drivers, from Thursday to Sunday for laborers, and on Saturday or Sunday for street cleaning.

Vacations consist of 31 calendar days, with 21 days between June 15 and September 15. The agreement also regulates:

• 16 days of leave for marriage and three working days for the death of relatives up to the second degree.
• Up to 12 annual hours to accompany first-degree relatives to medical tests.
• A supplement of 100% of the regulatory base for hospitalization, occupational accidents for up to four months, and pregnancy for up to fourteen weeks.
• Compensation of 20,000 euros for death, severe disability, or absolute disability resulting from an occupational accident, and 12,000 euros for total permanent disability.
• A study grant of 100 gross euros per year, paid with the August monthly salary.

Subrogation, equality, and other clauses

The fifth clause regulates the subrogation of personnel in the event of changes in the contractor, with a minimum seniority of four months and the obligation of the outgoing entity to deliver the documentation within ten business days. Subrogation is also contemplated in the event of the service reverting to the administration.

The text incorporates an equality plan and measures against discrimination of LGBTI people, in accordance with Law 4/2023, of February 28, and Royal Decree 1026/2024, of October 8. A joint commission is created with three members from each party, which must meet within fifteen days of the request and resolve within ten days. Additionally, personnel working on the intensive cleaning for the Moors and Christians festivals of Petrer will have an additional day of rest within the following fifteen days.

The agreement was signed by the works councils of UGT and CC.OO., recognized as legitimate interlocutors in a session on May 28, 2025.

The publication closes a process of more than a year since the signing and provides formal coverage for the staff of the municipal cleaning and waste collection service of Petrer, who are already aware of the applicable increases until 2028 and the payment schedule for arrears.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante, No. 190 of October 6, 2026, II. Autonomous Administration, page 1 (official reference: 7492/2026).