Working Hours in Spain

The legal working week and day in Spain, how overtime is paid, which days are the weekend, normal office hours and the paid leave you are owed.

Working week 40 hours Working day 9 hours Overtime pay Agreed Weekend days Sat–Sun Business hours 9am–6pm Annual leave 22 days

Working week in Spain

40 hours

The Workers’ Statute sets a maximum of 40 hours a week, averaged over the year. A bill to cut it to 37.5 hours was rejected by Congress in September 2025, but central government staff work 35 hours.

Working day in Spain

9 hours

Ordinary work is at most 9 hours a day unless a collective agreement sets otherwise, with 12 hours’ rest between days and a 15-minute break when the day is over 6 hours.

Overtime pay in Spain

Agreed

Overtime is paid at the rate in the collective agreement or contract, never less than the normal hourly rate, or given back as time off within 4 months. It is capped at 80 hours a year.

Weekend days in Spain

Sat–Sun

Saturday and Sunday are the weekend for offices. The law gives a day and a half of rest a week, usually Sunday plus Saturday afternoon or Monday morning, and many shops close on Sundays.

Business hours in Spain

9am–6pm

Many offices work 9am to 6pm or 7pm with a long lunch, and shops often open 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 8:30pm. In summer many firms switch to a continuous day, such as 8am to 3pm.

Annual leave in Spain

22 days

Employees get at least 30 calendar days of paid holiday a year, which is 22 working days on a five-day week.

Checked 24 October 2026 against national labour laws and government sites. Laws change and this is a summary, not legal advice; check with the authority that applies to you.

Working days in Spain 2026

Business days and working hours by month, after weekends and holidays.

Minimum wage in Spain

The hourly and monthly minimum, in local money and US dollars.

Spanish public holidays 2026

Every holiday with its date and long weekends.