These are the days declared non-working for the rest of 2022

The government has released a Supreme Decree specifying what the non-working days will be for the remainder of the year. The document that bears the signatures of President Pedro Castillo, the president of the Council of Ministers, Aníbal Torres, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Roberto Sánchez, and the Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion, Betssy Chavez, points out that this is a measure that affects only public sector workers.

Following the Labor Day celebrations on May 1, the government has declared Monday, May 2, 2022 a non-working day. Likewise, during Farmers' Day, June 24, the public sector will not work. It will not be until two months later, on Monday, August 29, that they will again have this benefit prior to the religious celebrations in commemoration of Santa Rosa de Lima.

The day before the anniversary of the Battle of Angamos, October 7, and October 31, 2022, have also been declared non-working for public servants. The last two dates made official through the Supreme Decree will be December 26 and December 30, 2022, dates close to the year-end holidays. The document signed by the Head of State specifies that non-working hours “shall be rewarded in the next ten days or at the opportunity established by the holder of each public entity”.

Given that the stoppage of care in various public offices could affect citizens, the aforementioned Decree also states that “the holders of public sector entities shall take the necessary measures to ensure the provision of those services that are indispensable to society during the days not working days”. In the event that workplaces want to use the non-working dates declared by the government, there must be a prior agreement between the employer and workers to establish how the hours in which they did not work will be recovered.

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President Pedro Castillo and the Minister of Labour and Employment Promotion, Betssy Chávez, have also signed another Supreme Decree announcing the increase in the Minimum Living Wage of workers subject to the labor regime of private activity. The increase of S/ 95.00 will bring the minimum salary from S/ 930.00 to S/ 1,025.00. However, this measure will be effective only as of May 1, 2022.

It should be recalled that this measure is the product of one of the agreements signed between the government and representatives of agrarian unions and transporters that during last week they led marches in various parts of the country. In Huancayo, after setting up dialogue tables, the first agreements were signed in order to halt the protests that blocked several transport routes.

Another agreement demanded by carriers was the reduction of the Selective Consumption Tax (CSI) on fuels. This will occur in 90% and will last for six months. In addition, it has been requested that the Superintendency of Land Transport of People, Freight and Goods (Sutran) be reorganized. The review of toll concession contracts at the national level and respect for them is also part of the agreements reached by the ministers sent to the center of the country and the trade union leaders.

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