The Department of Labor and Research (DAO) provides information on compensation when working on official holidays or commemorative days

Compensation for working on a holiday or commemorative day

For the hospitality, casino, and shift-work sectors (institutions/companies operating 24/7), a holiday or commemorative day may be a normal working day. In case the employee is scheduled to work on this day, he is entitled to 200% of his salary. If on this day the employee works more than his regular hours (for the catering/casino sector this is 9 hours and for the shift-work sector it is 8 hours), the law considers the employee to be working overtime on a holiday or commemorative day, therefore, entitled to 250% for the extra hours.

For sectors that may apply shift-work according to the official list announced by the DAO Director as of 1 January 2014 (e.g., kiosks, tour operators, cleaning sector, recreation, car rental, and tourist attractions), it is possible to schedule a worker to work on 6 of the 11 holidays or commemorative days. On the remaining five days, the worker should be free. On the 6 days the employee is scheduled to work, he is entitled to 200% of his salary, and if the employer cannot give the employee an off day on the other 5 days, he is called to work overtime, then he is entitled to 250% for the regular hours (8 hours) and for the extra hours.

For the other sectors (e.g., supermarkets and commerce in general) where holidays are considered a day off, should the employee be asked to work on this day, it will be considered overtime, and the employee is entitled to 250% of their salary.