This year, Argentinians will enjoy a long weekend in October. The national government decided to move the October 12 holiday to Friday, October 10, thus creating a three-day break. Resolution 139/2025 was published on Monday, September 1, in the Official Gazette.
Holiday or non-working day: what it means
Friday, October 10, will be a national holiday and not a non-working day. This means that the day off will be mandatory throughout the country. According to the Labor Contract Law, article 181, employees who work on holidays must receive double their usual salary.
Meanwhile, non-working days are optional: the company may require the provision of services, but without additional pay. The difference is that the holiday guarantees double pay, while the non-working day keeps normal compensation.
New criteria for moving holidays
Recently, the government published a decree establishing a new criterion for moving transferable national holidays. Now, holidays that fall on weekends can be moved to the previous Friday or the following Monday.
