--- title: "Calculator for rest day or holiday worked · Sicheca" description: "Calculate how much is paid for working on a rest day or on a holiday." url: https://sicheca.com/en/blog/calculadora-de-dia-de-descanso-trabajado lang: en alternate_es: https://sicheca.com/blog/calculadora-de-dia-de-descanso-trabajado.md --- Calculators · 3 min read # Calculator for rest day or holiday worked Short answer Enter the daily salary. For working on your rest day or on a holiday you receive the salary for the day plus double salary. ## How to do the math by hand With $400 per day, for working on your rest day you receive the $400 for the day plus $800 for the service: $1,200 in total. If it is also a Sunday, $100 of Sunday premium is added. ## Legal basis Articles 73 and 75 of the Federal Labor Law. - January 1 - First Monday of February, in place of February 5 - Third Monday of March, in place of March 21 - May 1 - September 16 - Third Monday of November, in place of November 20 - October 1 every six years, for the transfer of the federal Executive Branch - December 25 - Election day, when set by electoral laws Article 74 of the LFT. ## Why everything starts with the working-time record Almost every labor calculation starts from the same data point: how many hours and which days each person worked. If that data is uncertain, so is everything else. - **Overtime:** it is paid according to the hours of each week. - **Sunday premium and rest days worked:** they depend on which days were worked. - **Aguinaldo and profit sharing:** they use the days worked in the year. - **Labor lawsuits:** the company must prove the working time. Since 2026, the Federal Labor Law requires that record to be electronic, per person, with start and end time. ## Common mistakes - Entering net pay instead of gross. - Not changing the shift type when it is a night or mixed shift. - Treating the result as if it were the payslip. - Forgetting that the UMA and the minimum wage change every year. - Not noting what data the calculation was made with. ## What to do now 1. Confirm the current value for the year. 2. Have each person's daily salary at hand. 3. Check the days and hours worked in your record. 4. Do the math and keep it. 5. Validate it with your accountant. ## Related terms **[Sunday premium: what it is and how it is calculated](https://sicheca.com/en/blog/prima-dominical).** The Sunday premium is an additional payment of at least 25% on the salary of an ordinary day for anyone who works on Sunday. **[What the STPS is and what it does](https://sicheca.com/en/blog/que-es-la-stps).** The STPS is the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare. **[What is a labor severance payment (liquidación)](https://sicheca.com/en/blog/que-es-una-liquidacion).** The liquidación is what is paid when the company ends the employment relationship without just cause. ## Frequently asked questions ### What if the rest day worked falls on a Sunday? The Sunday premium is added. ### Can I use this for my payroll? It works as a reference. Your accountant should do or validate the payroll calculation. ### Where does the data come from? From the Federal Labor Law and from the official values published by INEGI and the National Minimum Wage Commission. ### Do these values change every year? Yes. The UMA is updated every February 1 and the minimum wage every January 1. Always confirm the current value. ### Are the amounts gross or net? Gross. They do not account for taxes or social security contributions. ## Legal basis and sources - Rest days and Sunday premium: articles 69 to 75 of the LFT. - [Decree amending the Federal Labor Law on the reduction of the working week](https://sidof.segob.gob.mx/notas/docFuente/5786537). Official Gazette of the Federation, May 1, 2026. - [Federal Labor Law, current text](https://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/LFT.pdf). Chamber of Deputies. **How we write this content.** The Sicheca team writes it from the official text of the law. When something is not yet defined by the authority, we say so. 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