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Working hoursWorking hours are as specified in collective agreements or individual employment contracts. Themaximum legal workweek is 40 hours on an annualized average basis. Unless exceptional cases,overtime (i.e. hours worked in excess of the maximum legal or negotiated working hours) isvoluntary and, if paid, cannot exceed 80 hours per year.Overtime can be compensated by time off within four months from the date on which theovertime was worked. If payment for overtime is agreed upon in the collective agreement orindividual contract, the hourly overtime rate cannot be less than the normal hourly rate. Overtimeoffset with time off does not count towards the 80-hour annual ceiling.A minimum of one-and-a-half-days off per week is mandatory (usually Saturday afternoon and allday Sunday, or all day Sunday and Monday morning). Workers under 18 are entitled to twouninterrupted days off per week.The public holidays designated as such by the Central Government, Autonomous Communityauthorities and by the respective municipal authorities cannot exceed 14 in number per year. TheGovernment can move national holidays falling during the week to the following Monday. Anannual vacation of 30 calendar days is obligatory. Employees are entitled to pay leave of absencein certain circumstances such as marriage (15 days), lactation, childbirth or death, among others.Wages and salariesThe official minimum annual wage for people over 18 years old is EUR 9.034,20 for 2014(including 12 monthly and 2 extra payrolls). However, the minimum wages for each professionalcategory are ordinarily negotiated in collective bargaining agreements.Salaries cannot be paid at intervals of more than one month. At least, two extra payrolls must bepaid each year: one at Christmas and the other one at the date stipulated in the collectivebargaining agreement (generally before summer vacation period). Thus an employee’s grossannual salary is usually apportioned in 14 payrolls; however, payment in 12 monthly instalmentsmay be agreed upon in a collective labour agreement.Work and Residence PermitsNationals of non-EU countriesUnder Spanish labour legislation, non-EU nationals over 16 years old intending to work in Spainmust obtain a special work visa and work and residence permit.Work permits are granted taking into account the employment situation of Spanish nationals forthe same kind of work. However, there are certain preferential categories such as foreigners who19