Labour Day in Andorra
Labour Day, called Festa del treball in Andorra’s official calendar, is observed on 1 May. It is a paid holiday under the national labour calendar, although the arrangements for taking it differ by sector.[1][2]
A holiday in Andorra’s labour calendar
Andorra includes 1 May as Festa del treball in its national labour calendar. The Labour Relations Law gives employees the right to enjoy the holidays established in that calendar with pay; the annual calendar sets out which days apply.[1][2]
The Government’s calendar rules describe national holidays as paid and non-recoverable for workers in construction, industry, offices, banks, hairdressing, transport and goods distribution, as well as services not directly related to tourism. Parish councils may also set local holidays, so workers’ calendars can include additional days.[2]
Different arrangements in tourism
Workers in sectors directly related to tourism receive the same number of paid, non-recoverable holidays, but their holidays may be moved to another day by agreement between the parties. The Government identifies four holidays that cannot be moved for this sector: New Year’s Day, Constitution Day, Our Lady of Meritxell Day and Christmas Day. Labour Day is not among those four.[2]
The law also allows an employer and employee, or the parties to a company collective agreement, to treat one or two working days between holidays as holidays, with the hours later recovered under the law’s limits. This is a separate arrangement from automatically transferring Labour Day when it falls on a weekend.[1]
Meaning and observance
Internationally, 1 May is associated with workers’ solidarity and campaigns to limit daily working hours, including the eight-hour day. The International Labour Organization describes May Day as dating to the 1880s and arising from worldwide workers’ struggles over working hours.[4]
Labour Day is part of Andorra’s labour calendar, and employment rules apply to it.[1][2]
What may be open
Andorra’s commercial-hours rules require shops to close on 1 January, 14 March, 8 September and 25 December. Labour Day is not on that mandatory closure list. Shops may open within the permitted trading hours, but the rules allow opening rather than requiring each business to do so; check individual shop hours before travelling.[3]
A public holiday does not mean every service follows the same schedule. The national calendar sets paid holiday entitlements for workers in specified sectors, while tourism-sector holidays may be rescheduled by agreement. Check with the relevant office, bank or transport operator before travelling.[1][2]
Frequently asked questions
When is Labour Day in Andorra?
It is observed on 1 May and appears in Andorra’s official labour calendar as Festa del treball.[2]
Is Labour Day a paid day off?
Do shops have to close?
No. The Government’s mandatory shop-closure list names four other dates, not 1 May. Individual businesses choose their opening hours within the permitted rules.[3]
Sources and references
Sources used for Labour Day in Andorra:
- Llei 31/2018, del 6 de desembre, de relacions laborals. (Text refós sense caràcter oficial)- Portal Jurídic d’Andorra
- S’aprova el calendari laboral per al 2026- Govern d’Andorra
- Horaris comercials- Govern d’Andorra
- May Day: The International Day of Labour: Day of labour and solidarity- International Labour Organization