Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Holiday and National Day Holiday Schedules 2024

Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Holiday and National Day Holiday Schedules 2024

According to the Official Dispatch, in consideration of the request of the Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs in Official Dispatch No. 4594/LDTBXH-ATLD 2023 proposing the Lunar New Year Holiday and National Day Holiday Schedules in 2024, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh: 

- Agrees with the proposal of the Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam prescribed in the mentioned document on having the Lunar New Year Holiday from February 8, 2024 to February 14, 2024 and the National Day Holiday from August 31, 2024 to September 3, 2024. 

- Assigns the Minister of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam to inform administrative agencies, public service providers, political organizations, socio-political organizations, enterprises, and employees of the Lunar New Year Holiday and National Day Holiday Schedules in 2024. 

For the Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam, ministries, and agencies' information and compliance.

Previously, in Official Dispatch No. 4594/LDTBXH-ATLD 2023, the Ministry of Labor – War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam proposed the Lunar New Year Holiday and National Day Holiday Schedules in 2024 as follows: 

- Lunar New Year Holiday 2024: 

+ Scheme 1: 5 days off according to regulations with 2 days off before Tet and 3 days off after Tet.

+ Scheme 2: 5 days off according to regulations with 1 day off before Tet and 4 days off after Tet.

+ The Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam suggests the selection of scheme 1 out of the 2 because they both have the same days off, but scheme 1 ensures harmony between the time off before and after Tet (scheme 1 is consensually agreed on by every concerned Ministry and central authority).

- National Day Holiday 2024: 

+ Scheme 1: 2 days off according to regulations, specifically September 2 of the Gregorian calendar and an adjacent day after September 2. 

+ Scheme 2: 2 days off according to regulations, specifically September 2 of the Gregorian calendar and an adjacent day preceding September 2. 

+ The Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam suggests the selection of scheme 1 out of the 2 because they both have the same number of days off, which is 4 consecutive days off from Saturday, August 31, 2024 to the end of Tuesday, September 3, 2024, but scheme 1 does not require any administrative procedure and arrangement of compensatory days off for the weekly days off according to Clause 3 Article 111 of the Labor Code (scheme 1 is consensually agreed on by every concerned Ministry and central authority).

See more details in Official Dispatch No. 8662/VPCP-KGVX, promulgated on November 3, 2023. 

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