Peru is the second country in the world with the most days of paid rest

Last week, the Congress of the Republic promulgated Law 31822 at its insistence, which makes Peru’s Air Force Day official and add as new national holiday on July 23 of each year, in commemoration of the heroic sacrifice of Captain FAP José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales. In this way, Peru now has 16 non-working and paid holidays.

In this sense, if we add the 30 days of vacation granted to workers in the private labor regime, it makes a total of 46 days of paid rest. So, Peru becomes the second country in the world with the most paid days offonly being surpassed by Iran, which has 53 days, according to a study carried out by the Resume.io web portal.

In detail, Iran has 26 days of vacation paid, plus 27 religious holidays and events related to the Islamic Revolution. Meanwhile, San Marino ranks third with 46 paid days off, the same as Peru.

Which are the countries with the most paid days off?

Below we show you the top ten countries with the most paid days off by his employer, according to Resume.io, which prepared the study based on current paid vacation and holiday laws in 197 countries, as well as referencing government websites, the OECDthe International Labor Organization (ILO), among other official entities.

Countries with the most holidays

It is important to mention that the last two national holidays, June 7 to commemorate the Battle of Arica and Flag Day, and July 23 to commemorate the Day of the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) and honoring the heroic sacrifice of Captain José Abelardo Quiñones were approved at the insistence of the Congress of the Republic, since the Government was against the inclusion of more paid non-working days.

According to the Executive Peru occupies the third position as the country with the most holidays (16), only surpassed by Colombia (18) and Japan (19), according to a representative sample analyzed that considers selected economies OECD and the region, based on statistics from the ILO and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

In addition, at the level of the Pacific Alliance, Peru would position itself, after Colombia, as the country with the most national holidays, even surpassing Chile (16).

What days are holidays in Peru?

• January 1: New Year
• Movable: Holy Thursday and Friday
• May 1: Labor Day
• June 7th: Battle of Arica and Flag Day
• June 29: Saint Peter and Saint Paul
• July 23th: Commemoration of the heroic sacrifice of Captain FAP José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales
• July 28 and 29: National Holidays
• 6th August: Battle of Junin
• August 30th: Santa Rosa de Lima
• October 8th: Battle of Angamos
• November 1st: All Saints Day
• December 8: Immaculate Conception
• December 9: Battle of Ayacucho
• December 25th: Christmas.