--- title: "#Panama 🇵🇦 #BDS_Informs: Labor Considerations Regarding Good Friday" description: Good Friday image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/passion-jesus-christ-cross-crown-thorns-passion-week-easter-background.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) ##### Mar 19, 2026 2:46:25 PM ##### 1 min. read #Panama 🇵🇦 #BDS\_Informs: Labor Considerations Regarding Good Friday 1:24 # #Panama 🇵🇦 #BDS\_Informs: Labor Considerations Regarding Good Friday In light of the upcoming Holy Week in Panama, both employers and employees should note that **Good Friday** is recognized under Article 46 of the Panamanian Labor Code as a **national holiday** (**or day of mourning**). Consequently, it is a mandatory paid day of rest. Under this regulation, employees are generally **not required to work on that date**; however, certain activities or sectors that require continued operations may operate on that day. Should an employee work on **Good Friday**, **article 49** of the Labor Code establishes that work performed on a national holiday or day of mourning must be compensated with a **150% surcharge** on the ordinary daily wage, and the employee must also be granted a **compensatory day of rest**. The aforementioned surcharge includes payment for the compensatory day of rest. If, for any reason, the employee works on the **compensatory day of rest**, that day must be paid with an additional **50% surcharge**. Companies must ensure that these surcharges are properly applied in payroll and that any work performed on this date is properly documented. Finally, please be advised that **Maundy Thursday is not a mandatory day of rest**. 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