Overview
- Mexico confirms December 25 as a mandatory rest day under the Federal Labor Law, with Christmas shifts owed triple pay (regular day plus double additional).
- Article 74 of Mexico’s labor code remains the anchor for 2026 holidays, and October 1 counts as a holiday only in federal transition years per a constitutional reform.
- A PRI initiative by deputy Emilio Suárez Licona to add six holidays and three long weekends in 2026 is under review and not approved.
- Peru will observe a national holiday on December 25 and has declared Friday, December 26 a non-working day for the public sector via El Peruano, creating a Thursday–Sunday break for many public employees; private workplaces apply it at their discretion.
- Argentina keeps December 25 as an inamovible national holiday with double pay for those who work, while December 24 and 31 are ordinary workdays; several municipalities have declared local asuetos this month, including December 11 (Tres Lomas and Balneario Marisol), December 15 (Cholila, Chubut) and December 16 (Azul and Cardenal Cagliero).