The Mejía administration announced it will now pay employees every 15 days. The next government payday will be 15 January, and subsequently 30 January. This is standard practice in private business. The government had traditionally paid on the 25th of every month. President Mejía said the measure seeks to bring new dynamism to the economy and to reduce the need of public employees to get advances on their salaries from shark loans. President Mejía spoke while vacationing at the Juan Dolio presidential vacation home.
