How much should you be paid to work on a Monday long weekend

On the occasion of the birth of the former president Benito Juarez Garcia, the March 21st remained on the official schedule as public holiday to remember one of the country’s heroes. In this sense, as it is highlighted as a public holiday in the school and working calendars, which who work that day should get more money to render services to an employer.

According Section 74 of the federal labor law, “the third Monday in March in commemoration of March 21″ is considered a mandatory day of rest.” The day stipulated in the code will coincide with the Monday March 20 For the year 2023that is, one day before birth.

In this sense, the Federal Prosecutor for Labor Defense (It will help) affirmed that workers who perform work activities on the stipulated date must be given the salary corresponding to the normal day plus double.

On the other hand, the Section 75 of the code that governs work activities stipulates that employers and workers must enter into an agreement to determine the personnel who will cover the working hours of that day. In this sense, after defining it:

“The workers will be obliged to provide the services and will have the right to be paid, whatever the salary corresponding to them for the compulsory rest, double pay for service rendered”according to the same article.

In this sense, a person who receives the minimum wage of MXN207.44 per day and agreed to report to work on Monday, March 20, 2023, shall receive the amount corresponding to MXN622.32 in all.

On the other hand, if the person works in the free zone, located along the northern border of the country, the minimum daily wage set by the authorities is MXN312.41. Taking this into account, those who work on March 20 should receive the full amount of MXN937.23.

The amount for having worked on Monday, March 20, 2023 must be reflected in the following pay. In case of no notice, the affected person can contact the Procuraduría Federal de la Defensa del Trabajo (Profedet) at the telephones 01 800 911 7877 and al 01 800 717 2942 in a schedule from 08:00 to 20:00 from From Monday to Friday. Likewise, send an email to [email protected].

In addition to the third Monday in March, Le The federal labor law provides eight dates rather mandatory rest days. They are divided into seven different months, although they can vary depending on the particular calendar of each year. In this sense they are;

– January 1st;

– The first Monday of February in commemoration of February 5;

– The third Monday of March in commemoration of March 21;

– May, the 1st;

– September 16;

– The third Monday of November in commemoration of November 20;

– December 1 of every six years, when it corresponds to the transition of the Federal Executive Power;

– December 25, and

– That determined by federal and local electoral laws, in the case of ordinary elections, to carry out the election day.

It should be mentioned that the Monday, March 20, students in basic, upper secondary and higher education will also not attend classessince the Ministry of Public Education (SEP), such as the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) considered the day on their official calendars for the 2022-23 school year to be a non-working day, so activities will resume on Tuesday, March 21.