Budget workers next year, in addition to private sector workers, will have three days off, namely May 2, August 16 and December 27, 2024, given that this is between non-working holidays and weekends, according to the draft. The decision is on the Government’s table on Thursday. The declared goal is to effectively ensure the duration of work and create free time to restore the working capacity of state employees.

Basically, civil servants will have 3 days off in addition to the rest of the economy workers, who will have 17 days off in 2024.

Almost 3 mini-vacations of 4, 5 and 6 days each will be created

• The first mini-holiday will be at the beginning of May: May 2 falls on a Thursday, between two other public holidays: May 1 – Labor Day (Wednesday) and May 3 – Good Friday (Friday). Sunday, May 5, is Orthodox Easter, and Monday, May 6, is the second day of Easter. Thus, it turns out a mini-vacation 6 days.
• The second mini-holiday will be in August: August 16 falls on a Friday, immediately after the feast of the Assumption (the Most Holy Theotokos), which is Thursday. Together with the final results of the mini-vacation 4 days.
• The third mini-holiday will be at Christmas: given that Christmas (December 25) and the following day (December 26) fall on a Wednesday and Thursday respectively, the Government will decide that Friday December 27 will also be free for public servants, resulting in more one mini-vacation 5 days.

The accompanying note states that on May 2, August 16, and December 27, 2024, public institutions and state authorities will continue working until May 31, August 30, 2024, and January 31, respectively. 2025, according to established plans.

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2024 – What are the weekends and how do they fall – list:

• January 1 – New Year (months)
• 2 January – The day after the New Year (Tuesday)

• January 6 – Epiphany (Saturday)
• January 7 – Saint John (Sunday)

• January 24 – Day of the Romanian Principalities (Little Union) (Wednesday)

• May 1 – Labor Day (Wednesday)
• May 3 – Good Friday (Friday)
• May 5 – Orthodox Easter (Sunday)
• May 6 – Second day of Orthodox Easter (months)

• June 1 – Children’s Protection Day (Saturday)

• June 23 – Pentecost (Sunday)
• June 24 – Second day of Pentecost (months)

• August 15 – Dormition of the Virgin (Holy Virgin Mary) (Thursday)

• November 30 – Andriy (Saturday)
• December 1 – Great Council Day (Sunday)

• December 25th – Christmas (Wednesday)
• December 26 – The day after Christmas (Thursday)

Legal holidays apply to all Romanians, but for public sector workers, the government will be able to decide whether to grant additional days off to bridge the gap between the public holiday and the weekend.

For example, during May 1 – Orthodox EasterThe government may grant a day off on May 2 (Thursday) to make a 6-day mini-holiday, which also includes May 1 and religious holidays.

Likewise, the Government could take a decision on August 16 (Friday) to provide a “bridge” between Assumption (August 15 – Thursday) and the weekend.

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