--- title: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Enjoyment of the December 1st Holiday will be Moved This Year" description: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Enjoyment of the December 1st Holiday will be Moved This Year." image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/Plantilla%20Fotos-Nov-24-2022-05-18-37-9709-PM.jpg --- [![BDS blanco ingles](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png?width=100&height=50&name=BDS%20blanco%20ingles.png "BDS blanco ingles")](https://www.bdsasesores.com) - [Team](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/team/) - [Services](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/services/) - Blog - [Labor Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog) - [Corporate Law](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/apriori-blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Store](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/tienda/) - [Contact](https://www.bdsasesores.com/en/contact/) - English - [English](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=en-us) - [Español](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/blog?hsLang=es-cr) ![](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Theme-Delight%20BDS%20Asesores/images/logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png?width=200&name=logo-BDS-blanco-jul25.png) ##### Nov 25, 2022 2:08:12 PM ##### 1 min. read # #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Enjoyment of the December 1st Holiday will be Moved This Year Our country commemorates “Army Abolition Day” on **Thursday December 1st**. This date became a **non-mandatory paid holiday** since 2019.   It should be reminded, however, that in 2022 **the enjoyment of this holiday will be moved to Monday December 5** according to Act No. 9875, which sets forth that the enjoyment of holidays should be moved to Mondays.   Since this is a non-mandatory paid holiday, the following provisions should be considered:   - As for workers whose payment modality is on a **per hourly basis and engaged in non-commercial activities**, they must be paid the salary equivalent to **one ordinary day of work** if they are required to work on said holiday. If they are allowed to enjoy the holiday, no payment should be made. - As for workers under the **fortnightly** / **monthly or weekly payment modality and engaged in commercial activities** who are required to work on said holiday, they should be paid **an additional salary for one ordinary day of work** to complete a double pay; on the other hand, if they are allowed to enjoy the holiday, their ordinary salary will already include the payment of all days of the relevant month, including holidays and, therefore, **no additional payment should be made**. It must be reminded that the Labor Code sets forth the **workers’ right to enjoy holidays**, whether mandatory or non-mandatory paid. However, Articles 149 and 150 set forth the cases where **the employer may ask workers to report to work**. In these cases, it would be advisable to inform workers about this need **reasonably in advance**. 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