Menorca: Early retirement plan for 1,500 hotel cleaners

Around 1,500 hotel room cleaners on Menorca, Spain, could retire early without a pension cut under plans announced in Palma, Mallorca. The Menorca branch of the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party said on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, that the measures could benefit them. Elma Saiz, Spain’s minister for inclusion, social security and migration, announced the plans.

The government plans to recognise certain conditions linked to room cleaning as occupational illnesses. They include injuries to the shoulder, elbow, forearm and wrist, as well as carpal tunnel syndrome. It is still studying whether the cleaners can retire earlier without losing pension income.

Pepe Mercadal, the party’s secretary-general on Menorca, welcomed the announcement. He said hotel room cleaners had supported an important part of the tourism sector for decades, and that their working conditions and rights deserved recognition.

Topics: Jobs & labour · Politics · Palma

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com