Official Lunar New Year Holiday Schedule: Officials and Public Employees to Have 07 Days Off

officials and public employees will have a continuous 7-day Lunar New Year holiday in 2020, from Thursday, January 23, 2020, to the end of Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (i.e., from the 29th day of the Twelfth lunar month of the Ky Hoi year to the 5th day of the First lunar month of the Canh Ty year).

Since January 25, 2020, and January 26, 2020 (i.e., the 1st and 2nd days of the Lunar New Year) coincide with Saturday and Sunday, which are weekly days off, Vietnamese officials and public employees will have compensatory days off on January 28, 2020, and January 29, 2020 (i.e., the 4th and 5th days of the Lunar New Year).

Agencies and units implementing this holiday schedule are advised to arrange and organize their working departments appropriately to ensure continuous work resolution. Units that do not have fixed days off on Saturdays and Sundays weekly will base their specific plans to arrange suitable holiday schedules.

See more Notice 4544/TB-LDTBXH issued on October 25, 2019.

According to Mr. Bui Tuong Vu, Chairman of the Council of Members of THU KY LUAT: "Article 15 of the Labor Code 2012 stipulates that the Lunar New Year holiday is 5 days. However, this year, the holiday coincides with weekly days off, so workers are entitled to compensatory days off, and the holiday schedule according to Notice 4544 applies to officials and public employees within the State sector".

Mr. Vu also emphasized: "Employees in the private sector will have their Lunar New Year holiday based on the situation of each enterprise and must comply with the provisions of Article 15 of the Labor Code 2012 and Article 8 of Decree 45/2013/ND-CP. Employers are responsible for informing employees of the Lunar New Year holiday plan at least 30 days before implementation".

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