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   President Rodrigo Chaves - Photo via Casa Presidencial -
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Published on Thursday, March 16,
2023
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff President Rodrigo Chaves issued a presidential order to grant vacations to public employees during Holy Week of the Catholic Church which will take place from April 2 to 9. Following the vacation order, employees of all public organizations will go on break beginning Saturday, April 1 and will return to work on Tuesday, April 11. The order allows employees to begin their vacation on Saturday, April 1, the day before Easter. Then, days off for public employees will apply from Monday 3 to Wednesday 5. In addition, in Costa Rica, there are two official days off, Thursday 6 (Holy Thursday) and Friday 7 ( Holy Friday). Also, the country would be celebrating the official Juan Santamarķa, National Hero Day on Tuesday, April 11, but, the presidential order allows the holiday to be moved ahead to Monday, April 10. This allows employees to enjoy one extra day off on Monday, April 10.
To sum up, bureaucrats will have more than a week without returning to work.
The directive authorizes managers of public institutions to take the corresponding measures to guarantee that public services classified as vital, such as electricity, drinking water, public security, and public health, among others, are staffed during the holidays.
Among the public organizations that are not within the category of vital basic services are schools, high schools, public universities, institutions, public banks, municipalities, public clinics, congress and ministries among others.
In Costa Rica, public employee vacation days are automatically deducted from the total vacation days that people are permitted by year.
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