Official Yule break is a full two weeks this year
- by Bret G. Dudl
- 25.11.09
- 9:00 AM GMT+8
- Filed in Costa Rica
Source: AM Costarica
Public employees will get eight days of vacation, two weekends and two legal holidays for a 14-day respite this year.
Rodrigo Arias, minister of the Presidencia, said that the Consejo de Gobierno has established the official government vacation period. Those who are affected also include workers at autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions.
Workers will get off Dec. 21, 22, 23 and 24 as vacations. Dec, 25, Christmas, is a legal holiday. This year both Christmas and New Year’s Day, another legal holiday, fall on Fridays. Vacations also have been established for Dec. 28, 29, 30 and 31, which is New Year’s Eve.
Not everyone will be able to take advantage of the vacation period. Arias noted that some agencies will be maintaining a small staff to keep some offices open. Of course, police, firemen and other emergency personnel work full shifts during the Yule break.
Residents know that there is little chance of getting official business done during that period.
The courts are expected to make a similar announcement.
Private sector employers usually take advantage of the same period for their employees if they are not involved in medicine, retail or tourism.
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