ANNOUCEMENT

OF LUNAR NEW YEAR AND NATIONAL DAY HOLIDAYS IN 2023 OF OFFICIALS, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS

In order to implement the guidelines given by the Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam in the Official Dispatch No. 8056/VPCP-KGVX dated December 01, 2022 of the Office of the Government of Vietnam, the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam hereby announces the official schedule for Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2023 to administrative agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, enterprises and other employers for implementation. To be specific:

1. Officials, public employees and workers working at administrative agencies, political organizations or socio-political organizations (hereinafter referred to as “officials and public employees”) are entitled to have the Lunar New Year holiday in 2023 from Friday, January 20, 2023 of the solar calendar (i.e. December 29, 2022 of the lunar calendar) to the end of Thursday, January 26, 2023 of the solar calendar (i.e. January 05, 2023 of the lunar calendar). This holiday includes 05 days of the lunar New Year holiday and 02 days of compensatory time-off for the weekly days off as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 111 of the Labour Code.

2. Officials and public employees are entitled to have the National Day holiday in 2023 from September 01, 2023 (Friday) to the end of September 04, 2023 (Monday) of the solar calendar. This holiday includes 02 days of the National Day holiday, 01 weekly day off and 01 day of compensatory time-off for the weekly day off as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 111 of the Labour Code.

3. Any agency or unit that adopts the abovementioned holiday schedule for Lunar New Year and National Day in 2023 shall be responsible to properly assign its personnel to ensure uninterrupted and effective operation to serve organizations and individuals.

4. Any agency or unit that does not take automatic days-off on Saturday and Sunday every week shall, depending on its specific work program or plan, set an appropriate holiday schedule of their own.

5. With regard to workers other than the ones prescribed in Clause 1 of this Announcement, employers may adopt the following holiday schedule for Lunar New Year and National Day in 2023:

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- The National Day holiday will include September 02, 2023 (Saturday) and either September 01, 2023 (Friday) or September 03, 2023 (Sunday) of the solar calendar.

- The holiday schedule for Lunar New Year and National Day in 2023 must be notified to workers at least 30 days before implementation.

- In case a weekly day off coincides with a public holiday prescribed in Clause 1 Article 112 of the Labour Code, workers will have compensatory time-off on the next business day as prescribed in Clause 3 Article 111 of the Labour Code.

- Employers are encouraged to adopt the same Lunar New Year holiday schedule for their workers as officials and public employees.

6. Other public holidays shall be taken in accordance with the provisions of the Labour Code.

This Annoucement is aimed at facilitating business of regulatory authorities, organizations, enterprises, employers and people./.

MINISTER




Dao Ngoc Dung

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Thông báo 5034/TB-LĐTBXH năm 2022 về nghỉ tết Âm lịch và nghỉ lễ Quốc khánh năm 2023 đối với cán bộ, công chức, viên chức và người lao động do Bộ Lao động - Thương binh và Xã hội ban hành