Paid leave for public employees

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On July 9, 2025, Governmental Agreement No.116-2025 was published in the Official Gazette. of the Presidency of the Republic by means of which it was agreed to grant work leave with salary on Wednesday July 9, 2025, to public servants rendering their services in the centralized and decentralized entities of the public administration in the departments of Guatemala, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez with the purpose of evaluating the damages caused by the seismic activity registered on July 8, 2025.

As a consequence, it will be considered a non-working day for the purposes of calculating the deadlines to be observed within the public administration, with the exception of those who provide essential public services or those who have scheduled activities that cannot be postponed, in which case the appointing authorities must schedule the corresponding shifts to ensure the provision of services.

The Agreement becomes effective on July 9, 2025.

For further information please contact our offices.

Mario Salazar                       mario.salazar@gt.Andersen.com

Mauro Hernández                mauro.hernandez@gt.Andersen.com

Evelyn Guerra                      evelyn.guerra@gt.Andersen.com