--- title: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_LaborAlert: Labor Day Holiday Approaching: These Are the Applicable Legal Provisions" description: Labor Day Holiday image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/construction-teamwork-workers-engineers-architects-holding-hands-together-building.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) ##### Apr 29, 2025 7:37:55 PM ##### 1 min. read #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Labor Day Holiday Approaching: These Are the Applicable Legal Provisions 1:59 # #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_LaborAlert: Labor Day Holiday Approaching: These Are the Applicable Legal Provisions On Thursday, May 1, our country will celebrate **Labor Day**, also known as "International Workers' Day." This holiday, which currently is often regarded simply as a day of rest, originated from a **labor movement** in 1886 during which workers demanded **improvements to their working conditions.** In Costa Rica, this day is considered as a **mandatory paid holiday** pursuant to [article 148](https://tools.bdsasesores.com/legislacion-laboral/titulo-tercero-de-las-jornadas-de-los-descansos-y-de-los-salarios/) of the Labor Code. Accordingly, all workers are entitled to enjoy the holiday and may not be required to work on that day, save for the exceptional cases provided for under [articles 150 and 151](https://tools.bdsasesores.com/legislacion-laboral/titulo-tercero-de-las-jornadas-de-los-descansos-y-de-los-salarios/) of the same Code. **Salary Provisions** Employers who pay wages on a weekly basis (in non-commercial activities) must pay for the days worked during that week and add a **regular day’s wage for the holiday.** If an employee is required to work on the holiday, the additional pay must be **double the regular wage rate.** On the other hand, employers who make monthly, biweekly, or weekly payments in commercial activities already **include payment for holidays** within the salary for all days of the month. Therefore, if an employee works on May 1st, they must be paid an additional **day’s wage** to comply with the double payment required by law. If an employee works **overtime** on this holiday, the overtime must be paid at double time and a half rate, meaning the employee will receive **triple pay** for those hours. For 2025, as with other commemorative dates, the **holiday will not be moved**; therefore, it must be observed on **Thursday, May 1st.** Labor Day is a time to reflect on workers’ historical struggles to achieve labor rights and also serves as a reminder of the ongoing need to engage in efforts to continue improving working conditions for the labor force in our country. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding the handling of this or other holidays. We are available to assist you. 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