What is the schedule for Victory Day - International Labor Day holiday (April 30 and May 1, 2025) applicable to students and teachers in Vietnam?

What is the schedule for Victory Day - International Labor Day holiday (April 30 and May 1, 2025) applicable to students and teachers in Vietnam?

Recently, at Official Dispatch 8726/VPCP-KGVX in 2024, the Prime Minister agreed with the proposal from the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs at Official Dispatch 5152/BLDTBXH-CATLD in 2024 and Official Dispatch 5621/BLDTBXH-CATLD in 2024 regarding the Lunar New Year holiday, National Day holiday, and the swap of working days during the holiday of Victory Day on April 30 and International Labor Day on May 1, 2025.

Official Dispatch 8726/VPCP-KGVX in 2024... Download

Specifically, regarding Victory Day - International Labor Day holiday (April 30 and May 1, 2025), the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs proposed an option to switch the working day from Friday (May 2, 2025) to Saturday (April 26, 2025) to have a 5-day continuous holiday from Wednesday to Sunday (from April 30 to May 4, 2025).

The National Day holiday in 2025 is expected on September 2 and one adjacent day, making the holiday last for 4 days, from August 30 to September 2, 2025.

According to the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, an extended holiday allows employees time to recuperate, stimulates tourism demand, and promotes economic growth.

Thus, students and teachers nationwide will have a 5-day continuous holiday from Wednesday to Sunday (April 30 to May 4, 2025).

What is the schedule for Victory Day - International Labor Day holiday (April 30 and May 1, 2025) applicable to students and teachers in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)

What are the public holidays on which teachers in Vietnam are entitled to fully paid days off during the year?

Under Article 112 of the Labor Code 2015, employees in Vietnam are entitled to fully paid leave on the following public holidays:

Public holidays

1. Employees shall be entitled to fully paid days off on the following public holidays:

a) Gregorian Calendar New Year Holiday: 01 day (the 1st of January of the Gregorian calendar);

b) Lunar New Year Holidays: 05 days;

c) Victory Day: 01 day (the 30th of April of the Gregorian calendar);

d) International Labor Day: 01 day (the 1st of May of the Gregorian calendar);

dd) National Day: 02 days (the 2nd of September of the Gregorian calendar and the previous or next day);

e) Hung Kings Commemoration Day: 01 day (the 10th of the third month of the Lunar calendar).

2. Foreign employees in Vietnam are entitled to 01 traditional public holiday and 01 National Day of their country, in addition to the public holidays stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article.

3. The Prime Minister shall decide the specific public holidays mentioned in Point b and Point dd Clause 1 of this Article on an annual basis.

Thus, teachers in Vietnam are entitled to days off for the following public holidays:

- Gregorian Calendar New Year Holiday: 01 day (the 1st of January of the Gregorian calendar);

- Lunar New Year Holidays: 05 days;

- Victory Day: 01 day (the 30th of April of the Gregorian calendar);

- International Labor Day: 01 day (the 1st of May of the Gregorian calendar);

- National Day: 02 days (the 2nd of September of the Gregorian calendar and the previous or next day);

- Hung Kings Commemoration Day: 01 day (the 10th of the third month of the Lunar calendar).

Foreign employees in Vietnam are entitled to 01 traditional public holiday and 01 National Day of their country, in addition to the above public holidays.

What are the regulations on the annual leave for teachers who are Vietnamese public employees?

Under Clause 1, Article 13 of the Public Employees Law 2010, specific regulations are provided for public employees' rest as follows:

Rights of public employees to rest

1. To take annual leaves, holidays and leaves for personal reasons under the labor law. Public employees who do not use any or all of prescribed annual leave days due to work requirements are entitled to a sum of money for those days on which they work.

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Under Article 113 of the Labor Code 2019, annual leave for teachers are stated as follows:

- Any employee who has been working for an employer for 12 months is entitled to fully-paid annual leave, which is stipulated in his/her employment contract as follows:

+ 12 working days for employees who work in normal working conditions;

+ 14 working days for employees that are minors, the disabled, employees who do laborious, toxic or dangerous works;

+ 16 working days for employees who do highly laborious, toxic or dangerous works.

- An employee who has been working for an employer for less than 12 months will have a number of paid leave days proportional to the number of working months.

- An employee who, due to employment termination or job loss, has not taken or not entirely taken up his/her annual leave shall be paid in compensation for the untaken leave days.

- The employer has the responsibility to regulate the timetable for annual leaves after consultation with the employees and must give prior notice to the employees. An employee may reach an agreement with the employer on taking annual leave in instalments or combining annual leave over a maximum period of up to 03 years.

- When an employee takes his/her annual leave before salary payment is due, he/she may receive an advance in accordance with Clause 3 Article 101 of Labor Code 2019.

- When taking annual leave, should the employee travel by road, rail, water and the travel days, the traveling time in excess to 02 days will be added to the annual leave days, and this policy shall only be granted once for an annual leave in a year.