Tourism Week begins on Thursday and Friday, which are working holidays in Uruguay.
Many Uruguayans have already made their plans for the Tourism Week which, for many, provides several days of rest. However, only two days of that week formally correspond with holidays. It is Thursday and Friday (coinciding with the Christian liturgy of Holy Thursday and Friday) and this year they will be on the 28th and 29th of this month.
According to national legislation, this means that workers who receive their salary on a monthly basis will normally do so whether or not their activity is interrupted due to the holiday. Regarding day laborers, a common figure in the agricultural sector, they will receive wages only in the case of working on a holiday, that is, Thursday or Friday.
On the other hand, holidays such as January 1, May 1, July 18, August 25 and December 25 “every worker will receive remuneration as if he worked; if he works, he will receive double pay,” details the Law 12,590 of 1958 that governs the non-working holidays In uruguay.
The schedule of the remaining holidays in 2024
April:
Monday, April 22 – Disembarkation of the 33 Orientales (Working and, if still under the same law, moves to Monday, April 19).
May:
Wednesday, May 1 – Workers’ Day (non-working, does not move)
Saturday, May 18 – Battle of the Stones (working, mobile)
June:
Saturday, June 17 – Birthday of Artigas (weekdays, runs to Monday, June 19)
July:
Thursday, July 18 – Swearing in of the Constitution (non-working, no running)
August:
Sunday, August 25 – Declaration of Independence (non-working, immovable)
October:
Saturday, October 12 – Day of respect for cultural diversity. (working, immovable)
November:
Saturday, November 2 – All Souls’ Day (working days, no running)
December:
Wednesday, December 25 – Christmas (not working, not passed).
Source: Ambito
