The Fijian Government has approved the public holidays for 2020 through Gazette Notice 78 dated Friday September 6th 2019. New Year’s Day – Wednesday January 1st Good Friday – Friday April 10th Easter Saturday – Saturday April 11th Easter Monday – Monday April 13th Constitution Day – Monday September 7th Fiji Day – Saturday October […]
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The UAE Federal Authority For Government Human Resources (FAHR) has revised the previously announced 2019 public holidays for both the public and private sectors. According to an announcement on their official Twitter feed (see below), FAHR has moved Commemoration Day from Sunday December 1st to Saturday November 30th. Commemoration Day, previously known as Martyr’s Day, […]
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The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has reminded employers of their obligation to give workers four days off during the Pchum Ben (Ancestors’ Day) holidays and provide salaries before it begins. According to a notification issued by the ministry, the Pchum Ben holiday will be observed from Friday September 27th to Monday September 30th […]
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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Civil Service has announced there be a four-day break to celebrate the 89th Saudi National Day. The ministry has said that as Sunday September 22nd will take place between two holidays (the weekend and National Day) it has been declared an official holiday for public sector workers according to the law. […]
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The public holiday on September 9th in conjunction with the birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is a compulsory holiday for employees, said the Human Resources Ministry today. This was provided for under section 60D (1) of the Employment Act 1955, said the ministry in a statement. Since the […]
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The Islamic New Year holiday (1441 Hijri) for ministries and federal entities and the private sector in the UAE will be on the first day of Muharram, according to the Islamic calendar. The first day of the Hijri New Year will be on Saturday August 31st 2019. According to a circular issued earlier this year, […]
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The Government of Indonesia announces 16 National Holidays and 4 Collective Holidays in 2020. A Ministerial Meeting on National and Public Holidays 2020 led by Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture (PMK) Puan Maharani held at the office of Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture in Jakarta has agreed to determine 16 days […]
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The Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz has announced that Saturday August 31st 2019, will be an official holiday for ministries, official departments, institutions and public bodies on the occasion of the Hijri New Year. The announcement called on all ministries, official departments, institutions and public bodies to celebrate the occasion and highlight its importance. In […]
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The Haryana government led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, has declared a public holiday on Friday August 23rd 2019 for Janmashtami . Originally Krishna Janmashtami was gazetted for Saturday August 24th. As per the Haryana general administration department circular, all government offices, schools and educational institutions will remain closed. “Friday, the 23rd August, 2019 shall […]
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President Rodrigo Duterte has declared August 12th 2019 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, throughout the Philippines. The chief executive made the declaration through Proclamation No. 789, upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to set the date as a national holiday. “The […]
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