Uruguay recognizes 15 statutory holidays in 2026, but only five carry mandatory double pay under Article 18 of Ley 12.590. The other 10 feriados laborables carry no premium-pay obligation. Uruguay…
Peru observes 16 mandatory national holidays in 2026, and Decreto Legislativo 713 requires employers to pay triple wages, one day's pay already embedded in salary plus a full day's wage…
Nicaragua's Código del Trabajo mandates 14 paid national holidays in 2026, plus two Managua-only local holidays declared each year by the Ministerio del Trabajo. Employers who miscalculate the Art. 62…
Latin America's 12 nearshoring markets mandate between 7 and 19 statutory holidays in 2026, and premium pay for holiday work reaches 3.0x the daily wage. Colombia carries the highest count…
Mexico observes 7 statutory holidays in 2026 under LFT Article 74, plus non-statutory dates such as Semana Santa that still shut down operations. Employers who require work on a statutory…
El Salvador mandates 11 national paid holidays: nine enumerated in Article 190 of the Código de Trabajo, plus Mother's Day and Father's Day added by separate decrees. San Salvador city…
Honduras observes 11 mandatory paid holidays in 2026 under Article 339 of the Código de Trabajo, with no distinction between on-site and remote workers. Article 340 requires employers to pay…
Ecuador mandates 11 national paid holidays in 2026, and a 2016 reform under Código del Trabajo Artículo 65 moves six of them onto a Monday or Friday when the calendar…
Costa Rica sets twelve statutory holidays for 2026, nine of them mandatory-pay days under Código de Trabajo Artículo 148. Employers who require work on one of those nine owe double…
Chile observes 16 national public holidays in 2026, and employers owe a 50% pay surcharge plus one full compensatory rest day for any hours worked on one. Five of the…
