Overview
- Argentina’s government set Monday, March 23 as a non-working tourism day and Tuesday, March 24 as an inamovible national holiday, creating a four-day long weekend from March 21 to 24.
- Under Argentina’s labor law, work on March 24 must be paid at double rate, while March 23 is optional for private employers and, if worked, is paid at the ordinary rate; public administration and banks typically close on the non-working day.
- Buenos Aires localities announced additional mid-March asuetos: Verónica (Punta Indio) on Wednesday 18 for its anniversary, and Quenumá (Salliqueló), Patricios (Nueve de Julio) and Mariano Alfonzo (Pergamino) on Tuesday 17, affecting local public services and Banco Provincia branches.
- In Mexico, Monday, March 16 is a mandatory federal holiday for the moved Benito Juárez commemoration; employees who work that day are entitled to triple pay under Articles 74–75 of the Federal Labor Law.
- Mexico’s SEP calendar produces a four-day school megapuente from Friday 13 through Monday 16 due to an administrative day plus the holiday; classes resume on Tuesday 17, with teachers handling grading on the Friday.