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Commerce Day Moved to Monday, Sept. 29, With Major Retailers to Close

The sectoral pact awaits formal homologation by the national labor authority.

Overview

  • FAECYS and the main employer chambers agreed to transfer the 2025 observance from September 26 to Monday, September 29.
  • Supermarkets, shopping centers and large retail chains will shut for 24 hours on the new date.
  • Owner‑operated neighborhood shops are expected to open as usual.
  • Covered employees may choose not to work with normal pay or work that day with a 100% surcharge under the Ley de Contrato de Trabajo.
  • The agreement was submitted for homologation and later publication in the Boletín Oficial, with CAC, CAME and UDECA among the signatories.