Peruvian workers to receive triple pay for working on June 29 holiday if no day off granted

Workers in Peru who are required to work on the upcoming national holiday, San Pedro y San Pablo, on June 29th, can receive triple their regular pay. This enhanced compensation applies specifically to those who do not receive a subsequent day off in lieu of their holiday work, according to Peruvian labor law.

The Chamber of Commerce of Lima (CCL) has reminded employers and employees of the regulations outlined in Legislative Decree 713, which governs paid leave and recognizes June 29th as a national holiday. The decree stipulates that employees working on this day are entitled to additional payment if compensatory time off is not granted.

For a private sector employee, this means receiving their standard daily wage for the holiday, which is already included in their regular pay, plus an additional payment equivalent to 100% of their daily salary as a surcharge for working on the festive day. This effectively results in a total payment equivalent to three times their normal daily wage for that specific day.

For example, an employee earning S/1,500 per month, which translates to S/50 per day, would receive S/50 for the holiday (as part of their regular pay) plus an additional S/100 (S/50 base pay + S/50 surcharge) if they work without a compensatory day off. This totals S/150 for the day. The CCL also noted that this triple pay provision does not apply if the holiday falls on a worker's mandatory weekly rest day and they do not work, nor is it considered holiday work if a shift begins before the holiday and ends on the holiday itself.