There will be five long weekends next year, one more than the four in 2021, the Ministry of Manpower has announced in its release on gazetted public holidays. As Labour Day and Hari Raya Puasa fall on consecutive days on Sunday May 1st and Monday May 2nd, they will be part of a single long […]
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Banks across India will remain closed for 14 days in the month of April, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holidays calendar. Out of these 14 days, eight holidays are on account of various festivals and the bank closing day (April 1) while the rest are regular holidays including four Sundays and two […]
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The government of Samoa has issued a notice covering a series of public holidays at the start of April 2021. The normal Easter holidays will be followed at the end of the first week of April with two days of holiday for the General Elections on Friday April 9th 2021. “Public, business, communities, shop owners, […]
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The government of Hong Kong has published a bill to give workers an extra five days of public holidays, which will be phased in by 2030. The bill will gradually raise the annual number of statutory holidays — which companies must grant to employees — to 17, from 12 at present. Workers in many sectors […]
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Ghanaian President Akufo-Addo has announced Monday March 8th 2021 as a public holiday. According to a statement on the Interior Ministry’s website, this is because the country’s Independence Day, which is a Statutory Public Holiday, falls on a weekend. “The general public is hereby notified that Saturday, 6th March, 2021 marks Independence Day which is […]
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There will be three additional working days this year after President Rodrigo Duterte changed an earlier announcement that had declared certain days in late 2021 as special non-working holidays. Under Proclamation No. 1107, All Souls’ Day, (Nov. 2, Tuesday), Christmas Eve (Dec. 24, Friday), and last day of the year (Dec. 31, Friday) have been […]
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Chapter 252 of the laws on Malta entitled “The National Holidays and Other Public Holidays Act” has been amended in February 2021 by virtue of Act IV, 2021. The change is to ensure that any of such days that fall on Saturday or Sunday will be added to the official leave entitlement of an employee […]
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March 2021 brings about an average disruption to banking. In total, banks may be closed in at least one state on 13 out of the 31 days in March 2021. As usual, Banks are also shut on Second Saturday, Fourth Saturday and Sundays. The major festival that will affect banks is right at the end […]
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The Indonesian government has announced that it has removed five collective leave days from this year’s holiday schedule. The move was taken following the spikes that had been seen in COVID-19 cases after long public holidays in 2020. The decision was made following a meeting with the heads of several ministries today, headed by Coordinating […]
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February 2021 is a relatively quiet month in terms of bank holidays. The only widely observed holiday is Guru Ravidas Jayanti, which falls on Saturday February 27th, the fourth Saturday in February. As usual, Banks are also shut on Second Saturday, Fourth Saturday and Sundays. Apart from that, it is worth noting that some banks […]
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