Public holidays 2021: these will be the opening hours of the metro and Metrobús on March 15

The public transport system (STC) announced a change in its opening hours for next Monday, since it is a work suspension day for most Mexicans.

And is that according to the STC, next March 15 is a public holiday, due to the commemoration of the Benito Juarez birthday, which is normally celebrated on March 21, but ends Monday on this occasion.

For this reason, it was announced that the convoy will provide operating service in the 12 lines of the network from 7:00 a.m. to midnight, because it operates with holiday hours.

The public transport service also stressed that users will be able to access the facilities with their bikes at the 195 stations of the rail network, as part of “Sundays and public holidays, your bike travels by metro”.

Metrobús

For their part, the buses of Metrobús They operate on public holidays and Sundays from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. While Monday through Friday, the usual hours are 4.30am to midnight.

According to the government of Mexico, the Metrobús serves at least 950,000 people per day, through six lines located in 11 delegations.

In addition, according to their capacity, these are distributed as follows: articulated cars, which have two wagons and a capacity of about 160 passengers; the bi-articulated, which have three wagons and their capacity is 240 passengers. While the buses that provide the service of line four have a capacity of 90 passengers.

It’s important to remember that thousands of workers across the country are days away from taking advantage of the March Bridge, as well as how much they’ll have to pay if they work on a day marked as official, and some breaks granted during the Holy Week some employees.

Thus, the following long weekend will be considered from Saturday March 13, Sunday 14 and Monday 15 of the same month. Elementary level students will also benefit from the same days off during the third month of the year.

This year the Easter will start from Sunday March 28 to Saturday April 3. For the Catholic population, Holy Week commemorates the passion, death and resurrection of Christ, therefore, some people participate in activities related to the subject.

Some companies even grant at least two days, which are considered days of worship, that is, they are established as non-working days, this is the case of the next one. Thursday April 1 and Friday April 2.

Statutory holidays or statutory holidays are considered non-working dates and must be paid in triplicate. They can be taken by all paid employees. They do not open public offices and there is no classes all over the country.

Meanwhile, public holidays are considered non-working days in some jobs, due to the importance of holidays such as Day of the Dead or Bank Employee Day, a date set by the National Banking Commission and securities (CNBV), for your guild. collaborators.

How much will you need to charge?

Federal labor law establishes that in the event that a worker performs his services on a compulsory day of rest, he will be entitled to additional payment, independent of his salary, that is, he must receive the salary normal plus double. In this way, the employee will be paid triple during this date.

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