Vietnam clarifies no extra public holidays in April

According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs, Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, observed on the 10th day of the third lunar month, falls on Sunday, April 26th 2026.

Employees will receive a compensatory day off on Monday, April 27th, creating a three-day holiday from April 25th to 27th.

Shortly afterwards, Reunification Day on April 30th and May Day on May 1st fall on Thursday and Friday respectively.

For employees who normally have weekends off, this will result in a four-day break from April 30th to May 3rd.

Despite the two holiday breaks falling so close together, workers will return to work for two days, April 28th and 29th, between the two breaks.

In recent days, social media posts suggested there could be an official swapping of the working days to combine the holidays into a continuous nine-day break.

Clarifing the situation, the Ministry of Home Affairs said the official schedule follows the provisions of the Labour Code of Vietnam and no adjustments have been made.

Vietnamese labour law further stipulates that employers may only require employees to work overtime on public holidays with their consent, except in certain cases specified under Article 108 of the Labour Code.

Employees who work on public holidays are entitled to at least 300% of their normal wage, excluding regular holiday pay for workers paid on a daily basis.

Additional compensation includes at least 30% extra pay for night work and a further 20% premium for overtime performed at night.