Overview
- Peru’s Sunafil reiterates that working on a national holiday without substitute rest triggers three payments: the holiday pay already included in salary, the day’s work, plus a 100% surcharge.
- If the employer grants substitute rest there is no extra pay; shifts that start on a regular workday and end on the holiday do not count as holiday work, and overlapping weekly rest and holiday equals a single rest day.
- Sunafil classifies nonpayment or failure to grant substitute rest as a very serious infraction, with fines ranging from S/1,058 to S/241,638 depending on company type.
- In Mexico, Article 74 of the Federal Labor Law sets Jan. 1 as a mandatory rest day and requires triple pay if worked, while Dec. 31 remains a regular workday.
- Expansión cites 2026 wage examples—MXN 315.04 daily minimum (MXN 945.12 if worked on Jan. 1) and MXN 440.87 in the Northern Border Zone (MXN 1,322.61)—and notes Profedet offers free advice, conciliation and legal representation via 800 717 2942, 800 911 7877 or 079, with cases handled by the CFCRL.