--- title: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Informs: Labor Day Holiday Is Approaching: Key Legal Provisions" description: Labor Day Holiday image: https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hubfs/group-people-with-their-hands-raised-air.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, 2026 10:00:00 PM ##### 1 min. read #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_Informs: Labor Day Holiday Is Approaching: Key Legal Provisions 1:49 # #CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_Informs: Labor Day Holiday Is Approaching: Key Legal Provisions May begins with a public holiday in celebration of **Labor Day**, also known as International Workers’ Day. This day is a mandatory paid holiday in our country, as established under [**article 148**](https://tools.bdsasesores.com/legislacion-laboral/titulo-tercero-de-las-jornadas-de-los-descansos-y-de-los-salarios/) of the Labor Code. Please note that for 2026, there is no legal provision allowing for the holiday to be moved. Therefore, **it must be observed on** **Friday, May 1**, resulting in a long weekend for employees who typically have weekends off. **Proper Compensation for Holidays** - **Hourly-paid employees (non-commercial activities):** Employers must pay for days actually worked and add **one day’s regular pay** for the mandatory holiday. If the employee works on said holiday, it must be paid at **double the regular rate.** - **Monthly, biweekly, or weekly-paid employees (commercial activities):** Since the base salary already includes holiday pay, any work performed on the holiday requires an additional **regular day’s pay** to complete **the** **double-time compensation**. In both cases, if an employee works **overtime** during the holiday, such hours must be compensated with a 50% surcharge on the double hourly rate, i.e., at **double time and a half.** Under the Labor Code, employees are entitled to observe the holiday, except in the cases outlined in [**articles 150 and 151**](https://tools.bdsasesores.com/legislacion-laboral/titulo-tercero-de-las-jornadas-de-los-descansos-y-de-los-salarios/), where the employer may require work with prior notice. Should you have any questions regarding holiday management within your company, please do not hesitate to contact us. ![BDS Asesores](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BDS%20Logo-01.png?width=250&height=113&name=BDS%20Logo-01.png) --- *Would you like to learn more about this and other legal topics? 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