The President of the Republic, by means of Executive Decrees No. 474 and 482 issued on December 6th and December 13th, 2024, respectively, ordered the mandatory and non-recoverable suspension of the working day of January 2nd and 3rd, 2025, for both the public and private sectors. With this decision, the New Year holiday will be extended from the 1st to the 5th of that month.
In our opinion, if the employer requires employees to work on these days and the employees give their consent, the work may be performed, provided that a 100% overtime surcharge is paid, as these are considered mandatory rest days.
Edmundo Ramos, Partner at CorralRosales
eramos@corralrosales.com
+593 2 2544144
María Victoria Beltrán, Senior Associate at CorralRosales
mbeltran@corralrosales.com
+593 2 2544144