The end of 2025 is getting closer and closer, and millions of workers are interested to know Castile and Leon work calendar for 2026so they can start organizing a mini vacation or vacation. The Council has prepared the calendar while maintaining respect for traditional festivals and the needs of the production system, and after prior consultation with the Regional Work Council of Castile and León, where there is business and union representation, the various holidays that workers will be able to enjoy during the coming year have been determined.
Includes calendar Twelve holidaysFrom her Eight are national holidays And others Four regionalwhich every worker must include Two local festivalswhich must be created by each municipality of Castile and León, giving rise to its existence A total of 14 working holidays In the region. The main novelty in the work calendar for 2026 is Holidays moved from November 1 to Monday, November 2; From December 6, Constitution Day, to Monday, December 7.
the Twelve holidays The Castilla y León work calendar, paid and non-refundable, includes:
- Thursday 1 January: New Year
- Tuesday 6 January: The appearance of the Lord
- Thursday 2 April: Maundy Thursday
- Friday 3 April: Blessed Friday
- Thursday 23 April: Independent Community Festival
- Friday 1 May: Workers’ Festival
- Saturday 15 August: Assumption of the Virgin
- Monday 12 October: National holiday of Spain
- Sunday 1 November: All Saints (Moved to Monday 2 November)
- Sunday 6 December: Spanish Constitution Day (moved to Monday, December 7) Tuesday, December 8: Immaculate Conception
- Friday 25 December: Birth of the Lord
How are holidays paid?
the Holidays They are those declared by law as non-workers, but the workers enjoy the right to receive their wages despite their comfort. However, due to the different needs of the company, there are professionals working on those days, although it must be clear that they are taken into account. Non-working days.
In this way, if a person works on vacation, he should receive aHoliday bonus“, which is an additional payment that compensates the employee for working on a day that is usually a rest day. In other cases, if the person does not work on a holiday, his or her regular salary is paid.
However, there are some exceptions stipulated in collective agreements, which specify the payment of an additional day or special compensation for those who have a condition in this regard in their contract. Therefore, Vacation pay In Spain it depends on several factors, such as the category of employee, the applicable collective agreement and the working conditions in each case.
In any case, it should be clear that employees in Spain are entitled to corresponding pay for holidays, so that This money is paid, even if you are not working. This is because, according to Spanish legislation, holidays are considered working days for salary payment purposes and must therefore be rewarded.
However, as we say, there are certain sectors in which they may need to operate, given the nature of their business, such as hospitality and tourism, trade, security services, public transport companies or healthcare. In these cases, this must be compensated for either by paying the amount of working hours or by a weekly rest period that increases by at least 75%, as stipulated in Article 47 of Royal Decree 1983/2001.