If a company fails to adequately remunerate its employees, it can be fined up to S/270,529.
This July 23 will be counted as another holiday —apart from the usual July 28 and 29— thanks to a law from Congress that commemorates José Abelardo Quiñones.
According to Buk Peru, employers are required to provide their workers with a substitute rest period or pay them a daily salary of 100% of the remuneration received.
Example: If you earn S/1,200 monthly —S/40 daily— and you work on holidays without a substitute rest, you are entitled to S/40 for each one plus another S/40 of 100% surcharge.
“If the employee enjoys a substitute rest for the work performed on his/her holiday, the payment of the aforementioned surcharge will not be applicable,” adds Pamela Duffy, partner in the labor practice at Dentons Peru. It applies to both remote and in-person workers.
And, if a company does not comply with these benefits, it would incur a very serious infraction and would face fines of between S/1,184 and S/270,529, depending on the sector and type.
Source: Larepublica
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