He Executive Branch of Peru declared non-working day on Friday, January 2a measure that will mainly benefit public sector workers and which aims extend the New Year’s break and encourage domestic tourism.
The provision was made official through Supreme Decreeand it does not have the character of a national holiday, so its application It is not automatic for the private sector.
Who rests on Friday, January 2?
The non-working day applies exclusively to the public sectorin accordance with what is established by the Executive. State entities will suspend work during that day, except for essential services that must guarantee their operation.
How are unworked hours recovered?
The standard establishes that the hours stopped working must be compensated. Each public entity will define, according to its needs, the recovery schedule of the time not worked by its servers.
Does the private sector also have a break?
Not obligatory. In it private sectorthe application of the non-working day will be optional and will be subject to a agreement between employers and workerswho will be able to define whether the day is taken off and how the hours will be compensated, if applicable.
Objective: tourism and economic recovery
The measure seeks create a long weekendby extending the rest of the January 1with the purpose of boost domestic tourism and energize sectors such as transportation, hospitality and services.
This practice has been applied in previous years for similar purposes and does not alter the annual working daysince the hours not worked are compensated later.
