The main precaution is to check the specific branch: the same chain may open in one location and close in another, or reduce its hours during the National Holiday. Carrefour, Lidl, and Aldi: check the establishment Carrefour has stores of different formats, including hypermarkets, Market, and Express. To confirm which...
The Saturday, August 15, 2026, is a national holiday in Spain for the celebration of the Assumption of the Virgin. For those who will travel by car during the August bridge, this raises a common question: if the day falls on Saturday, do you have to pay for the blue...
The calendar raises one of the usual doubts of every summer again: which stores open on August 15, 2026. The Assumption falls this year on a Saturday and is considered a national holiday, but commercial regulations allow numerous establishments to lift their shutters. The situation changes depending on the territory. Madrid...
Working next Saturday, August 15, can translate into more salary, a compensatory rest, or a combination determined by the collective agreement, but there is no single additional amount that automatically corresponds to all employees for working that day. The Workers' Statute establishes in its article 37.2 that public holidays have remunerated...
The labor calendar recognizes each year a series of paid holidays that are not recoverable, but that does not mean that absolutely all workers have to rest during those dates. There are activities that continue to operate and other companies where shifts include Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The situation takes on...
That a holiday falls on Saturday does not automatically entitle one to take off the following Monday. Labor legislation does expressly provide for the transfer to Monday when a holiday coincides with Sunday, but it does not establish an equivalent rule for Saturdays. That does not mean, however, that all workers...
The labor calendar for August brings one of the national holidays most important of the summer. The next Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Assumption of the Virgin is celebrated, a day that is considered a labor holiday throughout Spanish territory. This is recorded in the resolution of the General Directorate of...
Buying an appliance, a piece of furniture, or a garment on a Sunday can be easy or impossible depending on the autonomous community, the municipality, or even the street where the establishment is located. The study The chaos of schedules: 390 regulations on commercial hours, prepared by La Distribución Anged,...
The next national holiday in Spain is on August 15, the day of the Assumption of the Virgin. It is a paid and non-recoverable labor holiday of national scope, included in the labor calendar of 2026. The peculiarity of this year is that August 15 falls on a Saturday. This has...
The arrival of a holiday usually generates the same doubt among thousands of workers: can the company force me to work? The answer is not identical for all employees. While in some sectors providing services during holidays is part of the usual workday, in others the company cannot unilaterally modify the...
The work calendar for August 2026 presents a very different picture compared to other years. The month will only have one national holiday, on August 15, the day of the Assumption of the Virgin, which will also fall on a Saturday. This circumstance will mean that millions of workers who...
Dates arrive when it is very common to consult the work and school calendar. Holidays are approaching and there is a need to rest. Good news, because June 24, 2026 will be a holiday for millions of workers in Spain, but not throughout the country. The date coincides with the...
The next national holiday will be May 1, Labor Day, which in 2026 falls on a Friday. This allows to set up a direct three-day bridge throughout Spain without needing to take additional days, which makes it the first clear break after Easter. It is not a long bridge like April's, but...