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title: "#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS_Informs: Labor Day Holiday Is Approaching: Key Legal Provisions"
description: Labor Day Holiday
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# [#CostaRica 🇨🇷 #BDS\_Informs: Labor Day Holiday Is Approaching: Key Legal Provisions](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog/labor-day-holiday-is-approaching-key-legal-provisions)

 Written by [BDS Asesores](https://publicaciones.bdsasesores.com/en-us/blog/author/bds-asesores) | Apr 30, 2026 4:00:00 AM

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.

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