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Late-October Holiday Guide: Local Days Off in Buenos Aires, Peru Confirms Nov. 1, Mexico Sets Nov. 17 Pay

Local decrees versus national calendars determine whether time off is mandatory or paid at higher rates.

Overview

  • Buenos Aires Province municipalities set local non-working days tied to anniversaries: Oct. 27 in Marcos Paz, Alberti and 9 de Julio, Oct. 28 in Leandro N. Alem and Oct. 31 in Benito Juárez, pausing public-sector activity with optional adherence for private employers.
  • Peru’s official calendar lists only Saturday, Nov. 1 (All Saints’ Day) as a national holiday for this period, with no government decree creating a Oct. 31–Nov. 2 long weekend, and the remaining 2025 holidays are Dec. 8, Dec. 9 and Dec. 25.
  • Peru distinguishes a nationwide feriado from a public-sector–focused día no laborable, and working a feriado without compensatory rest triggers triple pay under labor rules enforceable via Sunafil complaints.
  • Ahead of Mexico’s Revolution Day observance, Monday, Nov. 17 is a mandatory national rest day under the Federal Labor Law, and anyone who works must receive triple pay, with PROFEDET available for guidance and complaints.
  • In Mexico, Oct. 31 (Halloween) and Nov. 1–2 (Día de Muertos) are not official rest days for workers under the labor law, though school calendars may schedule student suspensions unrelated to statutory holidays.