Overview
- Peru’s Executive formalized the measure through Supreme Decree No. 042-2025-PCM published in El Peruano, making Friday, January 2, 2026 a non-working day for public employees.
- The date is not a national holiday but a compensable non-working day, with each public entity setting how and when staff will recover the hours, often within ten days.
- Private-sector observance in Peru is voluntary and depends on employer–employee agreement, including how any hours would be made up.
- Reports clarifying the calendar note that Monday, December 29, and Tuesday, December 30, 2025 remain regular working days nationwide in Peru.
- In Argentina, Tucumán declared Friday, January 2 a provincial asueto for its public administration, while San Vicente (Buenos Aires) set Tuesday, December 30 as a local day off for its anniversary.