The naval repair and technical maintenance industry in the port areas of the province of Las Palmas is now operating under a strictly fixed cost structure. A new labor regulation effective until December 31, 2028 introduces strict financial control over operations in shipyards, machine workshops, and auxiliary service companies in the Canary port facilities. The regulatory text consolidates shipbuilding and its critical tasks of welding, boiler-making, and maintenance of facilities under the same cost perimeter. The legal framework establishes a downward path in effective working hours, decreasing from 1,761 hours in 2026 to 1,759 hours annually at the end of the agreed period, forcing companies to recalculate the cost per hour of their labor. Companies retain the authority to irregularly distribute 10% of this workday to accommodate activity peaks driven by maritime traffic and unforeseen dry-dockings. The management of extraordinary hours, a critical financial variable in urgent afloat repairs and dry dock regimes, is rigidly priced. The extraordinary hours necessary to address risks or production spikes will increase their minimum value by 45% over the ordinary hour during the 2025-2026 biennium, a surcharge that will escalate to 50% in the years 2027 and 2028. Night work, common in campaigns requiring uninterrupted availability to avoid penalties for ship delays, will generate an extra payment of 20% over the basic agreement salary. The budget control of auxiliary companies also faces a safeguard clause tied to accumulated inflation. If the sum of actual CPIs between 2025 and 2028 exceeds the agreed increases in the salary tables, operators will have to review the 2028 rates for the difference, setting a maximum cap of 2% to be paid in a single payment during the first quarter of 2029. Meanwhile, companies are required to take out an occupational accident insurance policy guaranteeing a capital of 40,000 euros in case of death or permanent disability of the workers. Organizational flexibility is supported by mobility mechanisms. Relocations for work reasons outside the island of residence compel companies to pay a full per diem when overnight stays occur outside the home, also providing suitable accommodation. If the technical specialist must use their own vehicle for these relocations outside their usual workplace, the company will reimburse transportation at a rate of 0.26 euros per kilometer traveled. For operators in economic difficulties, the agreement includes a clawback clause exempting firms that demonstrate continuous losses in their financial statements from applying salary increases. With this regulatory balance, the metal services of Las Palmas stabilize their fundamental labor variables in light of the new port investment cycle.
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