How will you be paid for working on the November 21 holiday?

Friday, November 21 will be a day off for tourism purposes. What does the employment contract law say and how much is paid

10/11/2025 – 20:56h

month November is the last long weekend of 2025although not all rest days have the same legal nature. On this occasion, Friday 21 November It has been announced Non-working day for tourism purposeswhile Holiday on the occasion of National Sovereignty Daywhich is usually celebrated on the twentieth of the month, It will be moved to Monday, November 24th.

In this way, the calendar is presented Four consecutive rest days: Friday 21st, Saturday 22nd, Sunday 23rd and Monday 24th November. However, Business transaction and payment method Vary between the two dates.

What does it mean that November 21 is a holiday?

Unlike National holidaysthe Non-working days It does not mean mandatory rest. According to him Article 166 of the Labor Contract Law (LCT)On those dates, the work will take place Optional for the employerexcept for specific sectors such as Banking, insurance or basic servicesWhere special rules apply.

That means it Each company can decide whether to give a day off or keep the regular working day.. If the employer arranges work to be done, Payment will be simple salarywithout any kind of additional fees. On the other hand, if the company He decides not to call the staffThe worker You should receive your regular payAs if he provides services normally. That is, the employee cannot receive discounts for not showing up on that day if the company decides not to open or suspend activities.

How to pay if you work on the November 21 holiday

during Non-working daysthose who work They will receive their regular salariesDon 100% additional Which applies on holidays. For example, a business employee or private household worker provides services on Friday the 21st. You will receive the shared value for the daywithout double payment.

And also if the company Gives a day offThe worker You will also receive your regular salaryThe day is considered paid as if he had worked. The main difference between national holidays lies precisely in this point: Rest is mandatory on holidays.If the employee submits tasks, The employer must pay double the corresponding salary for that day.

National Sovereignty Day holiday: Monday, November 24

he National Sovereignty DayAnd who remembers Battle of the Vuelta de Obligado in 1845will move to Monday 24 November. Unlike the 21st, this date Yes, it will be a national holiday.. Hence the companies They must grant mandatory rest Or, if the worker provides services, Pay today for 100% extra charge. This means that the employee will receive… Double your usual salary So today it worked.

In this way, the last long weekend of the year is combined A holiday and a national holidayand generate a specific scheme in which the terms of payment and comfort It depends on the type of working day and the employer’s decision..