During the month of April 2019 the public and private sector will have a special working time from 8:00 a.m., until 02:00 p.m.
In the Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No. 41,614 of April 10, 2019, Executive Order No. 3818 was published, establishing a special work schedule for the Public and Private sectors, beginning at 8:00 a.m., until 02:00 p.m., starting on Monday, April 01, 2019 until Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
Excluded from the application of this Executive Order are activities that cannot be interrupted, in accordance with the provisions of article 185 of the Executive Order with Rank, Effect and Force of the Organic Labor Law and articles 17, 18 and 19 of the Partial Regulation of the Executive Order with Rank, Effect and Force of the Organic Labor Law, about the working hours. As well as the personnel of the National Integrated Service of Customs and Tax Administration (SENIAT for its Spanish acronym), the staff of the National Institute of Statistics (INE for its Spanish acronym), and the Public and Private Banking sector.
Likewise, this Executive Order establishes that the activities of the public and private sectors that make up the food chain at the national level must operate normally, without any interruption derived from the effects of the declaration made in Article 1 of this Executive Order.
This report presents a general description of relevant aspects of the Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No. 41.614 of April 10, 2019 and does not constitute a legal opinion aimed at addressing a specific situation. In case of doubts or comments or for more information, contact InterJuris Abogados (www.interjuris.com) +58 (212) 750 1200.