Summary.
The law regulates the transfer of specified mandatory rest days to Monday and the pay due for work performed on those days.
What it covers.
- The transfer of the rest days for January 9 and November 28.
- The designation of other bridge days by the Executive Branch (Órgano Ejecutivo).
- Pay for transferred rest days and work performed on those days.
Who it applies to.
- Workers subject to the Labor Code.
- Employers subject to the Labor Code.
- Executive Branch (Órgano Ejecutivo).
Key points.
- The rest day for January 9 or November 28 falls on the preceding Monday when the date is a Tuesday or Wednesday, and on the following Monday when it is a Thursday or Friday. The transfer is automatic and mandatory.Art. 46
- The Executive Branch (Órgano Ejecutivo) can designate other national holidays or days of mourning as bridge days. A Tuesday or Wednesday observance moves to the preceding Monday; a Thursday or Friday observance moves to the following Monday.Art. 46
- Transferred rest days are paid under the Labor Code. When a national holiday or day of mourning falls on a Monday, the rest day is observed that day.Art. 46
- The original date of a holiday or day of mourning transferred to Monday is worked and paid as an ordinary workday. Work on the designated Monday rest day is paid as work on a national holiday or day of mourning.Art. 46
Validity and changes.
- Labor Code (Código de Trabajo)Art. 1: adds one paragraph and amends the last three paragraphs of Article 46; Art. 2: identifies that addition and amendment.