Default: jornal Q166.67 (Q5,000 ÷ 30) and 6 days → ordinary Q1,000.00 + seventh Q166.67 = Q1,166.67. A monthly employee does not get another day: the month already includes seventh days.
Article 126 gives one paid rest day after each work week. Article 129 sets the amount: the average daily ordinary plus extraordinary pay from the week just before the rest. If you are required to work that day (qualified cases, art. 128), the hours are overtime at +50% (art. 121). The Code does not say “double Sunday”.
Floor week
| Case | Ordinary | Seventh | Week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q5,000 ÷ 30, 6 day-wages | Q1,000.00 | Q166.67 | Q1,166.67 |
| Jornal Q116.67, 6 days | Q700.02 | Q116.67 | Q816.69 |
| Same Q116.67 + Q87.52 overtime | Q700.02 | Q131.26 | Q918.80 |
seventh = (ordinary week + extras) ÷ days worked if you work the rest day: overtime = (daily ÷ 8) × 1.5 × hours
If you work the rest day
| Situation | What is added |
|---|---|
| Day-wage worker, 8 h Sunday, daily Q166.67 | Seventh Q166.67 + overtime Q250.00 |
| Monthly Q5,000, 8 h Sunday | Only overtime Q250.00 (seventh already in the month) |
| Monthly employee who rested | Q0 extra |
Frequent mistakes
| Mistake | Rule |
|---|---|
| Paying only 6 day-wages | The 7th day is mandatory and paid |
| Calling it “double Sunday” | It is paid rest + overtime +50% |
| Adding another seventh to a monthly salary | The month already includes it |
| Ignoring extras in the average | Art. 129 raises the seventh if there was overtime |
If a holiday falls on the rest day, both rights are paid. Use worked holiday for art. 127 and overtime for +50% on an ordinary day.
The rest day still exists. The average uses what you earned those days (art. 129).
If there was no overtime, yes. Commissions or extra hours that week raise the average.
Educational guide based on the Labor Code, arts. 126-129. Not legal advice.