A new bill that seeks to reorganize holidays in the private sector entered the documentary process of Congress. This time, the head of the Legislative Power, Eduardo Sallejuana, proposes to convert six of these mandatory rest dates on non -working days with compensable character.
According to the legal formula, it is intended to optimize labor productivity and minimize “negative economic impacts derived from the proliferation of paid resting days at the national level.” Both this initiative and that of the Wilson Soto parliamentarian will have to be analyzed in the Labor and Social Security Commission.
Congress: they propose to eliminate 6 holidays in Peru
Our country currently has 16 holidays. However, in the Congress There are two legislative initiatives that seek to reduce the number of paid breaks of workers subject to the labor regime of private activity. The last one was presented on Tuesday, February 11 by the president of Parliament, Eduardo Sallejuana.
According to bill 10177/2024-CR, it is proposed to modify articles 6, 7 and 9 of Legislative Decree 713, as well as incorporate new transitory provisions. In this way, the holidays that do not coincide with Monday or Friday, except in the case of the national holidays, Christmas and the New Year.
To guarantee this measure, the holiday character of dates such as the battle of Arica (June 7), San Pedro and San Pablo (June 29), the commemoration of the heroic sacrifice of Captain FAP José Abelardo Quiñones (July 23) is suppressed (July 23) , The Battle of Junín (August 6), the Immaculate Conception (December 8) and the Battle of Ayacucho (December 9). All these festive dates would become non -working days subject to compensation.
In his motive exhibition, Congressman Sallejuana, he says that “moving the holidays seeks to consolidate weekends that favor tourism without affecting the continuity of the work rhythm.” Similarly, it argues that fragment holidays throughout the year causes interruptions in productive activity, which negatively affects GDP growth.
A Contraparte, the former Minister of Employment, Fernando Cuadros, held in previous statements to this media, that holidays are a right of workers who must be respected. And it is that the lack of investment in quality education, the productive infrastructure deficit and limited and expensive access to financing for micro and small businesses are what really reduces competitiveness.
What are the holidays in Peru in 2025?
Here are the detail of the official holidays in Peru by 2025:
- April 17 (Thursday)
- April 18 (Friday)
- May 1 (Thursday)
- June 7 (Thursday)
- June 29 (Sunday)
- July 23 (Wednesday)
- July 28 (Monday)
- July 29 (Tuesday)
- August 6 (Wednesday)
- August 30 (Saturday)
- October 8 (Wednesday)
- November 1 (Saturday)
- December 8 (Monday)
- December 9 (Tuesday)
- December 25 (Thursday)
Source: Larepublica
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