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Transportation Changes in Uruguay for May 1st Holiday
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Transportation Changes in Uruguay for May 1st Holiday

From El País · (10m ago) Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • Public transportation services in Montevideo, Uruguay, will be significantly reduced on May 1st, International Workers' Day.
  • The last departures for buses and taxis will be at 7 PM on April 30th, with services resuming early on May 2nd.
  • Workers who work on May 1st are entitled to double pay, as per Uruguayan law.

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay – As Uruguay prepares to observe International Workers' Day on May 1st, a non-working public holiday, residents can expect considerable disruptions to public transportation. The Intendencia de Montevideo has announced that both bus and taxi services will see their operations scaled back starting from the evening of April 30th, with a complete halt in service on May 1st itself. This measure is standard practice for the holiday, which, unlike some others, is not moved to another day.

The last departure of public transport services will be at 7 p.m. this Thursday, April 30. There will be no transport on May 1st, and services will resume with the first departures early on Saturday, May 2nd.

— Intendencia de MontevideoAnnouncing the schedule changes for public transportation due to the May 1st holiday.

According to the official announcement, the final departures for urban and suburban buses will occur at 7:00 PM on Thursday, April 30th. Taxis will follow a similar schedule, with their services gradually diminishing after 7:00 PM, ceasing altogether for the holiday. Passengers are advised to plan their travel accordingly, as regular services will not resume until the early morning hours of Saturday, May 2nd. This means that for a full day and a half, commuters will need to rely on alternative arrangements or wait until the holiday period concludes.

Starting at 7 p.m. [on Thursday, April 30th], the reduction begins, which is usually gradual. There is no service tomorrow [Friday, May 1st], and work resumes from midnight on the 2nd.

— Taxi union representativeDescribing the operational changes for taxi services during the holiday period.

The holiday also carries specific implications for workers. Uruguayan law, specifically Article 18 of Law 12.590, stipulates that employees working on May 1st are entitled to double remuneration. For monthly salaried workers, this means receiving their full monthly pay plus an additional day's wage, calculated by dividing their monthly salary by 30. Similarly, daily wage earners will receive double their usual daily pay. Overtime work on this holiday is compensated at a 150% surcharge compared to regular workdays. This provision ensures that workers are fairly compensated for sacrificing their holiday.

all workers will receive remuneration as if they were working; in case of working, they will receive double pay.

— Article 18 of Law 12.590Stating the legal requirement for compensation for working on public holidays.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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