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Argentina Confirms November Long Weekend as Local Holidays Stretch It to Five Days

Friday 21 is a discretionary tourism non‑working day and Monday 24 is a national holiday, which carry different work and pay rules under labor law.

Overview

  • Decree 1027/2024 names Friday, November 21, a tourism non‑working day, the third and final such date authorized this year under Law 27,399 to spur domestic travel.
  • Monday, November 24, is the transferred Día de la Soberanía Nacional; work that day must be paid at double rate under Article 181 of the Labor Contract Law.
  • On the non‑working Friday, attendance depends on each employer and any work is paid at the normal rate, as set by Article 182; public sector, schools and banks typically observe it.
  • Several Buenos Aires municipalities, including Olavarría, Presidente Perón and Dennehy (Nueve de Julio), declared a local holiday for Tuesday, November 25, creating five straight days off for affected residents and public services.
  • After the November break, the remaining national holidays in 2025 are Monday, December 8 (Immaculate Conception) and Thursday, December 25 (Christmas).