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Peru Confirms Four-Day December Break, Dec. 6–9

The break stems from consecutive national holidays on Dec. 8–9 established under Decreto Legislativo 713.

Overview

  • There is no official decree advancing the break to Friday, Dec. 5, so work and classes on that day remain scheduled normally.
  • Schools suspend classes only on Monday, Dec. 8, and Tuesday, Dec. 9, according to reporting from El Peruano.
  • The holidays creating the long weekend are the Immaculate Conception on Monday, Dec. 8, and the Battle of Ayacucho on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
  • Peruvian rules distinguish paid national holidays from compensable non-working days, with Dec. 26 designated this year as a non-working day subject to hour recovery.
  • If employees work on a holiday without a substitute day off, the Chamber of Commerce of Lima says they must receive triple pay, and employers face fines for noncompliance.