descanso compensatório
Published 4 November 2026, 21:42
descanso compensatório (compensatory rest)
Paid time off in return for working on a public holiday or a day off. For working a public holiday at a business that is not required to close, the worker is entitled either to compensatory rest equal to half the hours worked or to a 50% pay supplement for those hours (Labour Code, article 269). The same rule applies in the civil service (LTFP, article 165).
Where you come across it. Your payslip and rota after working a public holiday.
The choice between time off and money is the employer's, not the worker's. Giving neither is a serious administrative offence; complaints go to ACT.