The metal trade agreement for Pontevedra has been published with wage increases

The Territorial Directorate of Pontevedra of the Ministry of Employment, Trade and Emigration of the Xunta de Galicia has ordered the registration and publication of the collective agreement for the Metal Trade sector of the province of Pontevedra, with the agreement code 36000365011981. The resolution, signed in Vigo on October 1, 2026, by the territorial director José Antonio Rodríguez Fachado, is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO) number 195, Friday, October 9, 2026. The text establishes working hours, salaries, and bonuses for the entire sector and has retroactive economic effects from January 1, 2025.

The application for registration entered the Territorial Department of Pontevedra on July 22, 2026. The labor authority acts under article 90.3 of the Recast Text of the Workers’ Statute Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 2/2015, of October 23, and article 8.3 of Royal Decree 713/2010, of May 28, on the registration and deposit of agreements, collective labor agreements, and equality plans. The competence of the territorial department derives from Decree 49/2024, of April 22, and Decree 147/2024, of May 20.

The resolution orders the deposit and registration in the Registry of agreements, collective labor agreements, and equality plans of the Autonomous Community of Galicia, and provides for publication in the provincial gazette. An administrative appeal (recurso de alzada) may be filed against it before the General Secretariat of Employment and Labor Relations within one month.

The signing parties and the scope of application

The signing parties, representing the workers, are the Galician Intersyndical Confederation (CIG), the General Union of Workers (UGT), and the Workers’ Commissions (CCOO); on the business side, the Comarcal Association of Entrepreneurs of A Estrada (ACE) and the Association of Entrepreneurs of Automobile Repair Shops (ATRA).

The agreement affects all companies in the sector whose workplaces are in the province of Pontevedra, including those that carry out the activity habitually even if it is not their primary one. The functional scope covers the trade of metal and electricity, retail or wholesale: industrial supplies, household appliances, vehicle dealerships, spare parts, hardware stores, or metal office furniture, among others.

Validity, working hours, and breaks

• Two-year validity, entering into force ten days after signing and retroactive application of economic conditions from January 1, 2025.
• Expiration of validity on December 31, 2026, with automatic notice and extension until the signing of the agreement that replaces it.
• Working day of 1,776 effective annual hours, distributed as 40 weekly hours from Monday to Saturday mornings.
• 22 working days of annual vacation, with at least half taken between May and September.
• Rest on Holy Saturday and the afternoons of December 24 and 31 for certain groups.
• Suppression of overtime hours except in cases of extreme necessity, which will be paid with a 100% increase.

Salaries, bonuses and employment

• Salary increase of 2.9% in 2025 and 3% in 2026, with a review if the CPI exceeds 3% on December 31, 2026.
• Four extraordinary payments per year: March, June, September, and December.
• Night shift bonus of 25% between 22:00 and 6:00 hours and a 30% surcharge for Saturday afternoon hours.
• Transport bonus of 123.10 euros in 2025 and 126.79 euros in 2026.
• Accident insurance of 24,000 euros, which companies must subscribe to within 30 days.
• Minimum permanent employment percentage of 70% in companies with more than 25 workers; in those with more than 50, part-time contracts may not exceed 25% of the staff.

In the attached tables, the annual base salary for group I (engineers and graduates) increases from 26,179.90 euros in 2025 to 26,965.30 euros in 2026, while full-time cleaning staff receive 15,581.53 and 16,048.98 euros, respectively.

Joint Commission and equality

The text creates a Joint Commission of up to six members, appointed in equal parts by the trade union and employer organizations, with functions of interpreting the agreement and the authority to approve updated salary tables. The commission resolves issues within a maximum period of fifteen calendar days.

The agreement includes equal opportunity clauses, a protocol against harassment, and measures in favor of LGTBI+ diversity, in addition to the obligation to develop equality plans and remuneration registers in companies where regulations require it.

Publication in the BOPPO provides general publicity and legal coverage to an agreement that organizes the labor conditions of a broad sector of the province of Pontevedra, from the trade of industrial supplies to vehicle dealerships, and which introduces remunerative improvements with retroactive effect for the affected workers.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Pontevedra (BOPPO), no. 195, October 9, 2026, Xunta de Galicia (official reference: 2026072450; agreement code 36000365011981).