Non-working holidays

Unworked holidays in the Russian Federation are:

• January 1-6 and 8 - new year holidays;
• Jan. 7 - an Orthodox xmas;
• February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day;
• March 8 - International Women's Day;
• May 1 - Spring and Labor Day;
• May 9 - Victory Day;
• June 12 - Day of Russia;
• November 4 - Day national unity.

As a rule, if Saturday or Sunday coincides with a public holiday, the day off is postponed to the next working day. For the rational use of weekends and holidays, by a special decision of the government, other transfers can also occur: for example, if a holiday falls on Tuesday, then Monday is sometimes made a day off, and the previous Saturday is a working day. Also, the day off can be postponed to any other day of the year.

On holidays, most companies' offices and many museums are closed, but large shops are usually open, but on a special schedule.

Other national holidays and anniversaries

Usually widely noted, but not inoperative:

• January 25 - Tatiana's day (students' day);
• April 1 - April Fool's Day;
• April 12 - Cosmonautics Day;
• May 24 - Day of Slavic Literature and Culture;
• June 1 - International Children's Day;
• July 8 - Day of Family, Love and Fidelity;
• August 22 - Day State flag Russian Federation;
• 1 September is the day of knowledge;
• October 5 - Teacher's Day;
• December 12 - Constitution Day of Russia.

June 22 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow. On this day, they remember the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, TV and radio do not broadcast entertainment programs.

In addition, in Russia, the so-called professional holidays dedicated to specialists different spheres activities. For example, on February 10, diplomatic workers are congratulated, on March 19 - submariners, on April 27 - notaries, etc.

Holidays of Russian regions

Subjects of the Russian Federation have the right to declare their own holidays and days off.

So, in Bashkortostan, Tatarstan, Adygea, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachay-Cherkessia and Chechnya - in the regions where a large number of Muslims, non-working holidays are:

• Eid al-Adha is the holiday of the end of the Hajj in Mecca, celebrated on the 10th day of the 12th month of Zul Hijjah according to the Islamic calendar focused on the phases of the moon);
• Eid al-Adha is a holiday in honor of the end of fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, celebrated on the 1st day of the month of Shawval.

In the Republic of Yakutia, everyone rests in pagan holiday"Ysyakh" - a celebration in honor of summer and the rebirth of nature (celebrated between June 10 and June 25, the date is each time appointed by a special decree).

In the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia, people do not work during the Buddhist celebration of Tsagan Sar: the onset of the new year and the beginning of spring are celebrated in January-February on the day of the new moon.

Also, in most constituent entities of the Russian Federation, a non-working holiday is a day dedicated to the formation of each of the republics.

March transfers:
Saturday, January 6, was postponed to Friday March 9 (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 14, 2017 No. 1250).

Production calendar for March 2018 for a five-day work week

31 working days

31 Weekends and Holidays

31 Pre-holiday shortened working day

Work on weekends and non-working holidays

By general rule work on weekends and non-working holidays is prohibited (Article 113 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). However, there are exceptions to this rule.

So, you can involve an employee in work on a weekend / non-working holiday, if there is a need to perform unforeseen work, on the urgent implementation of which the further normal functioning of the organization depends. In this case, the employee can be attracted only with his written consent.

By the way, there are situations when hiring an employee on weekends / non-working holidays is possible without obtaining consent from him. For example, such situations include the involvement of an employee to prevent a disaster / industrial accident or eliminate the consequences of a catastrophe / industrial accident / natural disaster (Article 113 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

How is work paid on weekends and non-working holidays

Work on weekends, as well as non-working holidays, must be paid in at least double the amount (Article 153 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

The specific amount of remuneration for work on weekends / non-working holidays can be prescribed in the collective agreement, LNA, labor contract.

Replacing double payment for holidays

An employee who worked on a weekend / non-working holiday may be given another day of rest. In this case, work on a weekend / non-working holiday is paid in a single amount, and the day of rest chosen by the employee is not paid (Article 153 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). Note that the initiative to replace double pay for another day of rest should come from the employee, not from the employer.

The second week of March will be one of the shortest working weeks in 2018 - Russians will have a long weekend combined with International Women's Day. We will rest for four days in a row - from 8 to 11 March.

Usually, according to the rules of the Russian production calendar, a holiday that coincides with a weekend (Saturday or Sunday) is postponed to the next weekday after the weekend. But such a rule may not be convenient in every year, and then the State Duma approves special schedules. This is what happened with the 2018 working calendar.

The day off on January 6 (included in the New Year's holidays) fell on Saturday and was postponed to March 9 in order to "combine" with the weekend on March 8, which falls on Thursday this year.

There are only eight official public holidays, which are non-working days in Russia: these are New Year and Christmas, March 8, February 23, May 1, May 9, June 12 and November 4.

A very handy calendar of holidays in 2018 with hyphenated arrows:

Russian legislation provides options for the transfer of days off in case any holiday event falls on one of the official non-working days- Saturday or Sunday. By the way, Russian Federation refers to those few countries in the world that adhere to a similar policy when drawing up a weekend calendar. And also our country belongs to the states where one of the largest percentages in the world in relation to non-working days to working days.

A calendar with arrows indicating specific days of transferring holidays to 2018 with holidays and weekends will clearly show how we rest in February and March this year, when the official holidays are on the May holidays and how we rest in November 2018.

How we rest on March 8, 2018 - transfer of days off

On March 8, 2018, International Women's Day is celebrated, which falls on Thursday. Let's find out - is it a day off or a work day? How we walk and how we work on March 8, 2018, how many days we rest in March, which of them are official weekends and holidays, and, of course, whether the holidays were postponed to March 8 this year.

Due to the fact that the holiday day off on January 6 (this is Saturday), which was postponed to March 9 (Friday), the Russians received an additional day of rest and will rest for 4 days in a row:

• March 7 - shortened working day;
• March 8 is a public holiday;
• March 9 - an additional day off, postponed from January 6;
• March 10 - Saturday, official day off;
• March 11 - Sunday, official day off;

March 8 - International Women's Day is one of the most beloved holidays for millions of Russian women - a holiday that the beautiful half of humanity is looking forward to all year round. it National holiday and a day off not only in Russia, but also in many countries of the world.

What else are there

Holidays in March in Russia:

May holidays 2018 - official days off

In May, as usual, there are two public holidays is a holiday of spring and labor, which is celebrated on May 1 and Victory Day - on May 9.

And people again have many questions about holidays and postponement of holidays - how do we rest in May, on May holidays in 2018, May 1 is a day off or not. And again, the official weekend calendar for May will help us out.

May 1 - Day of International Workers' Solidarity, the holiday of spring, labor, May Day, which fell this year on Tuesday. It should be noted that the day off on April 28 was postponed to April 30, due to this, the May weekends are extended.

• April 28 - a working day postponed to April 30;
• April 29 - day off, timed to coincide with the celebration of May 1;
• April 30 is a day off, postponed from June 9;
• May 1 is a public holiday;
• May 2 - a day off from January 7;
• May 8 - a shorter working day;
• May 9 is a public holiday;

All the peoples of the former Soviet Union, with tears in their eyes, celebrate Victory Day, paying a worthy tribute to the memory of those who defended and defended their Motherland at the cost of their lives.

And which, besides these two state ones, are still there

Holidays in May in Russia:

How we rest in June 2018 in Russia

Despite the relatively short history of this holiday, thousands of Russians are happy to wait for June 12 in all regions of our country, and the question of what date is the Day of Russia does not arise for almost anyone.

Since this holiday is one of the state ones, the day on which it falls automatically becomes a day off and this year it falls on Tuesday. How are we resting in June 2018 in Russia?

Today the Day of Russia is a holiday filled with true patriotism, a symbol of the unification of the peoples of the country, a day of pride for our Motherland. And this patriotism is sincere and comes from the bottom of our hearts, because now we are really proud of the country and its achievements.

I wonder if there are any more

Holidays in June in Russia:

How to relax in November 2018 - a calendar of weekends and holidays

Many of us have a confusion over the November holidays. Which is quite understandable: for decades we all went to parades on November 7, and then the Day of the October Revolution was renamed the Day of Reconciliation and Accord and made it just a memorable date.

And then another holiday was introduced in Russia - National Unity Day. It is celebrated on November 4, which now falls on Sunday, and now we need to find out how we rest in November 2018. And again, the calendar of official days off and the transfer of holidays will help us all.

Weekends and holidays in November 2018 in Russia will be as follows:

• November 4, Sunday - day off and public holiday;
• November 5, Monday, postponed from November 4 a day off;

Holidays in November in Russia:

So, we have tried to provide you with information about all holidays in Russia in 2018 and a calendar with the postponement of official holidays, so that you know how we will rest on February 23 and March 8, as well as in June, or on May and November holidays and were able to plan their vacation in advance.