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Argentina Closes Four-Day Weekend as Peru Sets Dec. 8–9 Holidays and School Breaks

Labor laws fix pay obligations, with double pay in Argentina on national holidays and triple pay in Peru if employees work the December dates without compensatory rest.

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En diciembre queda el último fin de semana largo del año
Estos son los días de diciembre donde no habrá clases por feriado largo en el Perú. (Fuente: El Peruano)
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Overview

  • Argentina observed a national holiday on Monday, Nov. 24, after transferring Día de la Soberanía Nacional, completing a four-day break that began with a tourism-focused nonworking Friday 21.
  • The Dec. 8 Inmaculada Concepción in Argentina is an inamovible holiday that creates the year’s final three-day weekend and carries 100% pay surcharges for those who work.
  • Peru confirmed consecutive national holidays on Monday, Dec. 8, and Tuesday, Dec. 9, creating a four-day stretch from Saturday 6 to Tuesday 9, with nationwide school suspensions on the 8th and 9th.
  • Under Peru’s Decree Legislative No. 713, work performed on Dec. 8 or 9 without a substitute day off earns triple remuneration, and violations draw fines ranging from S/1,058 to S/24,163.
  • Regional measures include a nonworking day in Moquegua on Tuesday, Nov. 25, with public schools closed; a public-sector nonworking day in Pasco on Thursday, Nov. 27; and a municipal nonworking day for Tijuana staff on Monday, Nov. 24, with emergency services on duty.