Overview
- Law 27.399 empowers the government to declare up to three annual non-working tourism days and was used to make Friday, Aug. 15 optional for private employers.
- Sunday, Aug. 17 remains a fixed national holiday commemorating the Paso a la Inmortalidad of General José de San Martín.
- The municipal governments of Quilmes and Bartolomé Bavio declared Thursday, Aug. 14, a local holiday for their foundation anniversaries.
- The Asociación de Bancos Públicos y Privados de la República Argentina announced that banks will suspend in-person services nationwide from Aug. 15 to 17.
- Employees who work on the Aug. 15 tourism day will receive standard wages, while work on the national holiday, Aug. 17, requires double pay.