For the second consecutive year, November 5 will be taken as a non-working day. This after Congress will make law No. 31701 official, which was published on March 4, 2023.
The standard declares said date as “Municipal Worker’s Day”so this benefit applies only to “the workers who carry out said responsibility.”
What is the benefit?
The law establishes that the November 5, As it is a non-working day, the day will be paid and considered as worked for everyone. legal effect. It only applies to municipal workers throughout the country. It seeks to make visible and recognize the importance of the work of the municipal workers.
The proposal for this standard was presented in 2021 by the Congresswoman of the Republic, Isabel Cortez (Voces del Pueblo). It was approved on the second vote.
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Cortez said at that time that the measure sought to highlight the work of municipal workers who did not stop their duties in the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We must keep in mind that national development begins from the local administration with the direct participation of municipal workers“said the legislator.