UGT technical and administrative staff receive salary increases through 2028

The Directorate General of Labour has issued a resolution on October 19, 2026, registering the agreement to extend and approve the salary tables for the years 2026, 2027, and 2028 of the UGT framework collective agreement (2021-2025). This official registration, published in the BOE (BOE-A-2026-22679), formalizes the wage adjustments and the temporal extension of the existing labor framework for the technical and administrative staff of the Unión General de Trabajadores.

What changes

The primary modification introduced by this resolution is the formal extension of the current framework Collective Agreement (Convenio Colectivo) in Spain until December 31, 2028. Beyond the temporal extension, the agreement establishes a mandatory progressive increase in base salaries for the affected professional groups. According to the Annex of the agreement, the salary increments are structured as follows:

• For the year 2026: A non-reviewable increase of 3% applied to the base salary and consolidated seniority concepts, effective from January 1, 2026.
• For the year 2027: A 4% increase applied to the salary tables, effective from January 1, 2027.
• For the year 2028: A 4% increase applied to the salary tables, effective from January 1, 2028.

These increases are not discretionary; they are legally binding for the parties involved in the negotiation and must be reflected in the payroll of the technical, administrative, and service personnel according to their specific professional level and group.

Context

This resolution is not an isolated measure but a continuation of the labor relations established in the UGT framework collective agreement for 2021-2025 (code 90010222011996). The previous agreement, which was published via Resolution of May 30, 2025 (BOE-A-2025-11937), was set to expire on December 31, 2025. To prevent a legal vacuum and ensure labor stability, the negotiating commission agreed to a prior one-year extension in October 2025, which has now been extended further through this current resolution.

The legal framework for this registration is grounded in Article 90, sections 2 and 3, of the Workers' Statute (Real Decreto Legislativo 2/2015) and Real Decreto 713/2010, which regulates the registration and deposit of collective agreements. By registering this agreement, the Directorate General of Labour ensures that the new wage scales are legally enforceable and integrated into the official registry of collective agreements.

Who is affected and how

The impact of this resolution is specific to the internal organizational structure of the UGT and its negotiating commissions. It does not affect the general Spanish labor market or SMEs outside the UGT's specific administrative framework, but it has significant implications for the following profiles:

• Technical and Administrative Personnel: Employees in Group I (Technical), Group II (Administrative), and Group III (Services) will see a direct increase in their monthly base salary. For instance, a 'Técnico Superior A+' will move from a 2025 base to 2,616.88 EUR in 2026, reaching 2,830.41 EUR by 2028.
• UGT Employers (UGT CEC, FeSMC, etc.): The employer entities represented in the negotiating commission must account for increased labor costs. These costs must be calculated based on the new tables and applied retroactively to January 1 of each year, meaning that by the time of the resolution's publication, back-payments for the first months of 2026 may be required.
• Social Representatives: The union sections (UGT Andalucía, UGT Madrid, etc.) must ensure that the application of these tables complies with the professional levels established in the Annex to avoid labor disputes.

An example

To understand the cumulative effect of these increases, consider a professional in the Group II: Administrative category, specifically an 'Administrativo':

• Base Salary 2026: 1,605.68 EUR (representing the 3% increase).
• Base Salary 2027: 1,669.90 EUR (representing the 4% increase over 2026).
• Base Salary 2028: 1,736.70 EUR (representing the 4% increase over 2027).

This demonstrates how the professional's purchasing power is adjusted progressively over the three-year period through the agreed-upon increments.

What to do and when

Since this resolution formalizes an agreement already reached by the negotiating commission, the actions required are administrative and payroll-oriented:

• Payroll Update: Employers must ensure that the salary tables for 2026, 2027, and 2028 are correctly integrated into their payroll systems.
• Retroactive Application: It is critical to verify that the economic effects are applied from January 1 of each year. If the payroll was not updated in January 2026, the difference must be settled as back-pay.
• Compliance Audit: Personnel departments should cross-reference the professional level (e.g., 'Técnico Medio C' vs 'Técnico Medio D') with the specific amounts listed in the Annex of the resolution to ensure no errors in the application of the new scales.

For specific guidance on how these changes might interact with other labor obligations or if you require a detailed audit of your current payroll compliance, we recommend contacting the labor area at BMC.