Overview
- Set by law for Sept. 26, the sectoral holiday will be observed on Monday, Sept. 29 under a FAECYS–business pact that seeks to limit Friday sales losses.
- Supermarkets and shopping centers are expected to close that day in much of the country, though openings may vary locally.
- Commerce employees who work on the moved date must receive double pay, while those who do not work have a paid day off as provided by labor law.
- The Atlantic Zone commerce union confirmed the local transfer in Mar del Plata through an agreement with business chambers.
- Unions report that a wage recomposition accord reached with employers awaits government homologation, delaying relief for about 1.5 million workers.