To plan a vacation in advance, outline a leisure plan and see all your loved ones - every Russian tries to do all this during the New Year holidays. To make it easier to cope with the tasks, you can now familiarize yourself and find out how to relax in Russia for the New Year 2018, and how many New Year's weekends and holidays await us.
How to relax on New Year's holidays 2018
According to the proposal of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, to postpone the weekend in 2018, you can now find out exactly how long the New Year holidays will last. The fact is that in the coming year, the New Year's Day 2018 falls on the night from Sunday to Monday. This wonderful combination of circumstances will help to catch up with all the pre-holiday preparations, even for those who work on a six-day week.
Thus, it will be possible to prepare for the New Year 2018 from Saturday, December 30, since it is from this date that the official New Year holidays begin, which will last until January 8 inclusive (see the calendar below).
Official New Year holidays in 2018
Based on the draft resolution of the Russian Government and in particular the Federal Ministry of Labor, the schedule of days off and working dates for the upcoming New Year period will be as follows: starting from December 30 to January 8 inclusive
- New Year holidays will take place, so the duration of the New Year holidays this year will be 10 days, which is 1 day more than in 2017. 
Thus, in January 2018, from the 31st calendar day, there will be 17 working days, while there will be 14 days off and holidays this month.
Rescheduling holidays in January
For a more rational use of time, the supreme authorities made the following decision: due to the fact that January 6 falls on Saturday (and according to the law this day belongs to the New Year holidays and is considered non-working), it is postponed to March 9. The postponement of weekends and holidays described above will not be the only one for January 2018. Due to the fact that January 7 - Christmas, is included in and falls on a calendar day off - Sunday, there will be another shift in the production calendar. In this case, the day off on January 7th is moved to May 2nd.
The question may arise: how are such movements of holiday dates legalized in the production calendar? The answer can be found by referring to the legislation of the Russian Federation, which says that in the case when a public holiday falls on a calendar day off (that is, Saturday or Sunday), it is automatically transferred to a nearby Monday or other convenient date. This date is negotiated at the highest level and finally established by adopting the relevant act and promulgating it.
New Year 2018: holidays and weekends
On January 7, 2018, Russia will celebrate the second most important holiday in Orthodoxy (after Easter) - Christmas, this day will also be non-working.
It may seem that our country is almost the only one in the world that has such a long rest for the New Year. In many states, non-working days are several times less. In Russia, this trend has developed historically. Thanks to the innovations of Peter the Great, the first celebration of the New Year took place, which was shifted in the future due to the adoption of a new calendar. This gave rise to the first ones, which are now so loved by both children and adults.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Russian Federation has prepared a draft transfer of days off in 2018. It differs from the schedule according to which the Russians lived in 2017. Details - in the material Federal News Agency.
How to relax on New Year's Eve in 2018
In 2017, December 30, which is considered a working day, successfully fell on Saturday, so we can consider it the beginning of a long New Year's vacation. Official holidays in late December - early January will be extended from December 30, 2017 to January 8, 2017, which is 10 days.
Postponement of holidays in January 2018
Next year, as well as this year, during the New Year holidays, two official holidays coincide with days off. That is why the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation proposes to postpone these days, adding a bonus to other holidays. And here's what happens:
- day off 6th January(Saturday) may be rescheduled for 9th of March(Friday);
- day off Jan. 7(Sunday) may be rescheduled for May 2(Wednesday).
As stated in the text of the document of the Ministry of Labor, these transfers will be made in accordance with the second part of Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.
Recall that on January 7, Russia celebrates the second most important (after Easter) Orthodox holiday - Nativity.
Weekend changes in 2018
The main change compared to 2017 is not only that officials are proposing to increase the number of days off in March and May due to two days that fall on the January holidays.
Officials also propose to organize the postponement of the weekend from April 28, the 9th of June and December 29th(these three days fall on Saturday) - on April 30, June 11 and Dec. 31(that's Mondays). The Ministry of Labor is confident that such changes will help organizations and companies plan their working hours in advance. So, it will be convenient for the inhabitants of the country.
How do we relax in the spring
Officials in 2018, following the calendar, are preparing us a long weekend. So, in honor of Defender of the Fatherland Day, Russians will be able to rest for three days, and in honor of International Women's Day on March 8 - even four.
Before the Holiday of Spring and Labor, Russians will also be rewarded with a good mini-vacation - from April 29 to May 2. At the same time, Victory Day, although it is a day off, but the days standing next to it are not. And on May 8 and May 10, the inhabitants of our country will have to work hard.
How to relax in summer and autumn
In the summer, the time for vacations begins: if one of the Russians is deprived of such happiness, then it remains for him to console himself with the weekend. Both ordinary and unscheduled - in honor of the Day of Russia. In 2018, the Ministry of Labor proposes to make the weekend from June 10 to 12.
Also, three days will be allotted to the inhabitants of Russia and in November - on the occasion of the Day of National Unity. From November 3 to 5, people will have the opportunity to escape from the bustle of work and have a little rest.
Reaction to the new calendar
The reaction of social networks to the new schedule is still restrained. Users simply share information. Silent for now and Vladimir Zhirinovsky, which is known for its harsh statements regarding the schedule of rest of Russians.
So, a few years ago, he proposed canceling the New Year holidays, making January 2 a working day. According to him, the best gift for the Russians would be the complete abolition of the long-running New Year holidays. However, other deputies were able to defend the holiday calendar, adopted in the mid-2000s and giving the Russians long winter holidays.
A little later, Zhirinovsky softened his position: all holidays should be removed, leaving only three days off (January 1, May 9 and June 12). Instead, he proposed to give the Russians 30 days of vacation annually, as well as 15 days when they can take a break in excess of this schedule. Individually, independently, without general festivities.
Official holidays in Russia in 2018
Let's summarize. If the proposal of the Ministry of Labor is approved, then the Russians will be able to rest on the following dates:
- New Year holidays and Christmas (December 30, 2017 - January 8, 2018);
- weekend in honor of Defender of the Fatherland Day (February 23-25);
- International Women's Day weekend (March 8-11);
- weekend in honor of the Holiday of Spring and Labor (April 29 - May 2);
- Day off in honor of Victory Day (May 9);
- weekend in honor of the Day of Russia (June 10–12);
- weekend in honor of National Unity Day (November 3–5).
A little more and the long-awaited and beloved winter holiday - the New Year - will come. On the eve of this celebration, I would like to know how we are resting for the New Year 2018 in Russia, because now you can make plans for the winter holidays: think over the scenario of the New Year's party, book a room in some wonderful town in Europe, buy a tour in the suburbs.
There are many interesting and memorable ways to celebrate this wonderful holiday, the main thing is that our government should not be stingy on the weekend and allow working people to walk up to their heart's content.
The Ministry of Labor has already determined the quantity. According to the regulation on the postponement of the weekend in 2018, the New Year holidays will be quite long - as much as 10 days.
Such an opportunity is rare and one must be grateful for the coincidence that the New Year's holiday comes on the night from Sunday to Monday. It turns out that even those who work on a "six-day" can easily prepare for the main feast of the year.
Starting from December 30, 2017, the New Year holidays will be considered officially open and they will last until January 8 inclusive. And already on January 9, everyone will be able to rush to their jobs and start performing their professional duties.
Note that in 2018 the weekend will be 1 day longer than in 2017, which means that the Russians had a chance to celebrate the New Year, Christmas and, of course, spend the Old New Year on a grand scale.
If you carefully study, it will become clear that the New Year holidays themselves will last until January 6, and Christmas will begin on the 6th. Given that January 6 and 7 are days off (Saturday and Sunday), March 9 (Friday) and May 2 (Wednesday) automatically become non-working days.
You may have a question: on what basis do all these transfers and shifts in the production calendar occur? The answer can easily be found in Russian legislation, where the rule is clearly stated - if a public holiday falls on a calendar day off (and therefore on Saturday or Sunday), then it must be moved to the next Monday or any convenient date.
It's hard to say right away what this date will be, because it is being discussed in the State Duma. Only after finally agreeing, the officials issue a legislative act on the transfer and make it public.
Surprisingly, Russia is considered almost the only country in the whole world that arranges such magnificent and long New Year holidays. Many states have long abandoned this tradition, considering it irrational.
As for Russia, the habit of celebrating the New Year and other January holidays for several days in a row has a historical background. She went from Peter the Great, who approved the celebration of the New Year, and then released a new calendar.
It was this innovation that gave a chance to all adults and children to enjoy the atmosphere of winter holidays and relax over the past year, remembering its brightest moments.
Other January celebrations in 2018
In addition to the familiar New Year holidays, there are a number of Russian celebrations that are also customary to celebrate in our society. Of course, these days are not so grandiose, but still, they can be celebrated with friends or relatives.
For example, if the day is dedicated to customs officers, and you are just working in this area, then it would be appropriate to order a magnificent banquet and celebrate this celebration with songs and dances along with colleagues.
- 01/01/2018 - World Peace Day
- 01/11/2018 - International Thank You Day and the Day of Reserves and National Parks
- 01/12/2018 - Day of employees of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation
- 01/13/2018 - Vasiliev evening, Melanka, Russian Press Day
- 01/14/2018 - Day of pipeline troops of the Russian Federation and the Old New Year
- 01/15/2018 - World Religion Day and the Day of the formation of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation
- 01/18/2018 - Epiphany Christmas Eve
- 01/19/2018 - Baptism of the Lord
- 01/21/2018 - Postgraduate Student Day, International Hug Day and Russian Engineering Troops Day
- 01/22/2018 - World Snow Day and the Day of the Air Defense Forces of the Russian Federation
- 01/25/2018 - Day of Navigators of the Russian Navy and Tatyana's Day (Student's Day)
- 01/26/2018 - International Customs Day
- 01/27/2018 - International Holocaust Remembrance Day
- 01/28/2018 - International Day for the Protection of Personal Data
- 01/29/2018 - International day without the Internet
- 01/31/2018 - International Jeweler's Day.
Ideas for celebrating the New Year 2018
If you are wondering how to arrange a grand feast on the occasion of the New Year, we invite you to pay attention to a selection of original ideas that are sure to make this New Year's holiday unforgettable.
- Unusual table for the New Year. Tired of standing at the stove every year and preparing “Olivier”, “Shuba” and other traditional dishes for the holiday? Then try to change this habit a little - order the cuisine of another country in a restaurant and thereby you will be able to diversify not only your palette of taste preferences, but also all the guests present.
- New Year in nature. If you go to nature on New Year's Eve, set up tents, light a fire and sing songs with a guitar wrapped in warm blankets, then you will surely remember this unusual New Year for a long time. True, this venture will be carried out if the Hydrometeorological Center does not predict severe frosts. Otherwise, you run the risk of getting sick and then you won’t want any celebration.
- New Year without alcohol. We are all used to celebrating the New Year with a glass of champagne in our hands. But what if we change this tradition and try to enter the new year 2018 without alcoholic drinks on the table. Juices, tasty tea or sparkling water can replace them.
- New Year in warm countries. There is nothing better than to go from a cold and gray city to a sunny far away country. Here you will surely be able to spend the New Year holidays at the highest level and get a lot of positive emotions.
Do you already know, dear readers, how we relax on the New Year 2019 and on weekends for the January holidays? Do you know what official days off will be for the New Year holidays, in each month? Not yet, then we'll "tell you".
On the agenda is the calendar of holidays and weekends in 2019 in Russia: New Year's January holidays, May holidays, on March 8, on February 23, on November and the transfer of days off.
Straight to the point. The Ministry of Labor of Russia, as always, worries in advance about the order of the New Year holidays. So they already sat in March of this year and decided (tentatively) that:
- The official holiday for the New Year will be 10 days - from December 30, 2018 to January 8, 2019 (inclusive);
- For the May holidays 2019, Russians will rest from May 1 to May 5 and from May 9 to 12;
- And also on February 23 from February 23 to 24;
- For March 8 - from March 8 to March 10 (inclusive);
- For November - from November 2 to 4.
Official holidays for the New Year 2019 and for the January holidays
This year there are two options for the New Year holidays (possible):
- On New Year's Eve we have a full rest - 12 days - from December 30 to January 10. The most desired option for all Russians.
- 10 days (from 12/30/18 to 01/08/19) - optimistic, more accurate and most likely approved, which means official (the Ministry of Labor just proposed this option for consideration).
How do we relax on the New Year 2019? Transfer of days off that fell on New Year's holidays
Saturday, December 29, 2018 will be a working day for Russians. But it is transferred as a day off to Monday, December 31.
January 5 and 6, 2019 fall on Saturday and Sunday (and these days are always included in the annual New Year holidays), which means it is postponed. And the transfer "flies away" on the May holidays - on May 2 and 3, respectively.
January 7 - Christmas is a big holiday, which means we officially have a rest, even if it's Monday.
So, let's summarize how we rest for the New Year 2019 and the transfer of days off that fall on the January holidays:
- We celebrate New Year and Christmas from December 30 to January 8 inclusive!
- The working Monday, December 31 is transferred to Saturday, December 29 (this is a calendar holiday, but it will be a working day - most likely a short one).
- January 5 - May 2.
- January 6 - May 3.
How many days we rest in January 2019 in Russia - production calendar
Let's look at the whole of January - how many days off and holidays:
January 2019 , 14 days off and 17 work
| 29 | 30 | |||||
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
This is for the first month of 2019. Is there a long vacation?
How do we relax on the May holidays in 2019 (transfer of days off)?
As mentioned above, official days off fall on the January holidays on January 5 and 6, so they decided to move them to the May holidays on May 2 and 3.
And this month we expect 2 celebrations: Victory Day and Spring and Labor Day.
It turns out that Russian workers will have a rest in May from May 1 to May 5 - spring parties and from May 9 to 12 - the celebration of Victory Day.
Here's what we really need to know. Now take a look at the production calendar.
How many days we rest in May 2019 (production calendar)
Let's look at the whole of May - how many days off and holidays:
May 2019 , 13 days off and 18 work
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | ||
This is for the May holidays of 2019. But what about the rest of the month, other public holidays - How do we relax?
Weekends and holidays for the whole of 2019 in Russia - Transfer calendar
And right away, what days off next year in Russia with transfers are obtained? See the production calendar (transfer calendar):
Production calendar for 2019
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2 quarter
3 quarter
4 quarter
February holidays 2019
Let's start in order, and the next one is February. And this means - February 23 -. Well, everything is simple here, February 23 falls on Saturday - this is an official day off and at the same time a holiday. It turns out that the calendar day off is transferred to Friday, May 10th.
March
March and International Women's Day of the calendar - March 8th (). It is clear that March 8 is a holiday, and in this go it falls on Friday, which means a day off. And further down the calendar, the official ones follow: Saturday March 9 and Sunday March 10.
April
April is a typical month. And this year it will not change - it will be held in working mode.
May
May first. May 1 is a holiday anyway, and May 2 and 3 will be red days due to the transfer from the January holidays on January 5 and 6. Thus, the first long weekend in May 2019 is from May 1 to May 5.
And then another long weekend - from 9 to 12 May. May 9 - Victory Day, Thursday. Friday, May 10 will be a day off this time - postponed from February 23.
June
This year, Russia Day falls in the middle of the working week - June 12 - Wednesday. So the Russians will be able to rest only 1 (one) day.
November holidays in 2019 - how to relax
Day of national unity and militia in Russia on November 4 exactly falls on Monday - this Monday will be a day off. And the previous Saturday and Sunday, November 2 and 3 - and so the weekend on the calendar.
It turns out that in 2019, the Russians will be able to relax on the November holidays for 3 (three) days - from November 2 to 4.
December
And finally, December 2019. This month, in order for all of Russia to meet and celebrate the New Year 2020 according to the calendar, it turns out to have a rest, not like in previous years - 10 days, but only 8 days. Since January 1st falls on Wednesday. But maybe there, at the top, they will decide that December 31 is Monday, not exactly a shortened working day, it is not even productive. And perhaps somehow increase the January holidays.
December 31 - On this day, people are already set for gifts and festivities, and they are preparing with might and main. All of them are not up to work, and even if they find themselves in the workplace, they do everything, if only not to work.
Official weekends and holidays in 2019 - How much rest we have in total
The Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation provides for the postponement of the following days off in 2019:
- from Saturday 5 January to Thursday 2 May;
- from Sunday 6 January to Friday 3 May;
- from Saturday 23 February to Friday 10 May.
Therefore, a picture of holidays for the whole year emerges:
- New Year holidays and Christmas (December 30, 2018 - January 8, 2019);
- February 23-24 - in honor of the Defender of the Fatherland Day;
- March 8-10 - International Women's Day;
- May 1-5 - Spring and Labor Day;
- May 9-12 - in honor of Victory Day;
- June 12 - Day of Russia;
- November 2-4 - in honor of the National Unity Day.
Now you already know how we relax on the New Year and about weekends, and about transfers, and how long the January and May holidays last. Well, it's time to decide on the meeting place and New Year's gifts. Do you know what symbol, what kind of beast according to the horoscope comes into its possession?
2019 is the year of which animal according to the eastern horoscope
Briefly: 2019 is the year of the Pig or the Yellow Earth Pig according to the eastern Chinese horoscope. And in our understanding, a pig is a kind animal, but loves expensive gifts. The boar is also a spender, loves freedom and beauty. They cannot be alone and do not tolerate betrayal.
And the Pig believes in fairy tales and magical miracles. This is a humorous sign of the zodiac and likes to often play a joke and laugh.
To choose a New Year's gift for the Yellow Pig, you must remember that she loves everything beautiful, practical and expensive, bringing joy.
How to celebrate the New 2019 Year of the Pig
So the New Year of the Yellow Pig should be celebrated like this (?):
- In the circle of friends and relatives, with family and relatives. Pig loves noisy companies.
- There are no restrictions on the New Year's table of dishes. But Boar loves mushrooms most of all, and this product is “hard” to digest. And no matter how such an animal does not accept meat, especially pork. But what about without meat? Solution: serve meat salads and snacks from chicken meat (easier, cheaper and easy to get). All fruits and citrus fruits are just the way. Check out new and interesting ideas: What to cook for the New Year 2019 recipes with photos.
- Clothing for the holiday is selected in yellow shades (brown and green), it is possible with the addition of red and golden. Spicy mustard is the chic of 2019. The pig is not a very modest animal - on the contrary, so anything - maxi and mini skirts, shorts and bodycon dresses, jumpsuits and super-shiny dresses.
- Decorations for the New Year. Rumor has it that the Boar "does not miss", and it will be very useful to have a "gold" in your New Year's wardrobe. Just don't overdo it!
- Home comfort. If there is an opportunity, decorate an apartment or house in yellow, gold, and red: tinsel, snowflakes, ribbons. The Christmas tree is a beauty, we see it in gold and red balls mixed, plus not a lot of tinsel and “rain”.
For those who are not going to sit and meet at home, we have selected several directions where it is better to relax for the New Year, where to go?
Where to celebrate the New Year 2019 of the Pig? Unusual places
If not at home, then where to celebrate the New Year? Unusual approach and places for New Year's holidays:
- At home, but come up with a stylized party - a carnival.
- See in advance the place in your city where you like to go: a park, a rooftop, an embankment.
- Restaurant or country hotel.
- At the cottage.
- In nature: forest, river.
- In a bath or sauna.
- On the city tree in the square.
- In other countries.
We were not too lazy and found chic, inexpensive and slightly less budget places for you,.
Holidays for the New Year - where to go inexpensively?
The most inexpensive New Year's holiday is Russia. Central cities invite guests to performances in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan. Unusually meet Father Frost and the Snow Maiden on Lake Baikal and Karelia, or right in the residence of Frost - Veliky Ustyug.
Russians have long fallen in love with fabulous places in Europe (only they have Christmas holidays there with a scale, so you should think about a trip at the beginning of the twentieth of December). So, budgetary European countries, neighboring countries: Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia.
We dare to offer you Asia as well, since air tickets, of course, are not cheap, but rest and accommodation - “about nothing” - are cheaper than in Russia. Well, you understand: Vietnam, Thailand, China.
Where to celebrate the New Year abroad and in Russia: Top 21 countries
Catch our Top 21 destinations (Prices are current at the time of this writing (August): one-way flights from Moscow, hotels with cheap and average prices, and tour packages for two.):
In Russia
- Moscow - Red Square, the main Christmas tree.
- St. Petersburg - Palace Square. Air tickets start from 2300 rubles, hotels - from 1500 rubles in a three-star room and up to 7000 rubles in 5 stars.
- Kazan - in the Millennium Park. You can fly for 2500 rubles, and rent a hotel room is very cheap for 1350 rubles.
- Karelia, Petrozavodsk - New Year's Eve on Kirov Square. Plane tickets - from 3800 rubles, hotel - from 1800.
- Baikal, Listvyanka - not far from Irkutsk, the most popular vacation spot. Flight to Irkutsk from Moscow - from 11200, hotels - from 800.
- Sochi - the area of the South Mole of the seaport. Air tickets - from 2800, hotels - from 2500.
Europe and the Near Abroad
- France, Paris - the main event at the Eiffel Tower, on the Champs Elysees and next to the Arc de Triomphe. Tickets - from 7800, 2-star hotels - from 1500.
- Czech Republic, Prague - Old Town Square. Tickets - from 5800, 2-star hotels - from 500.
- Finland, Helsinki - on Senate Square. As well as ski resorts - Saariselkya and Levi. Tickets - from 5600, cheap hotels - from 1000.
- Poland, Warsaw - in the "Old Town" on the Castle Square. The most popular ski resort is Zakopane.
- Germany, Berlin - the birthplace of the Christmas tree, Brandenburg Gate Square. The famous Munich Christmas tree and carnival on Wittelsbacherplatz.
- Belarus, Minsk - on October Square and near the Sports Palace.
- Italy, Rome, Venice - Piazza del Poppolo. And ski resorts - Cervinia, Courmayeur, Madonna. Tickets - from 6800, cheap hotels - from 5800.
At sea in hot countries
Isn't it bad to bask on the warm sand, swim in the warm sea and celebrate the New Year in the pool with a glass of champagne accompanied by fireworks and your favorite music. Heaven for man!
And now everyone can afford it if only desire, means and luck! We offer to celebrate the New Year at sea in exotic countries, such as:
- Thailand
- Philippines
- United Arab Emirates
- Maldives
- Indonesia
- Dominican Republic
- Vietnam
Unfortunately, due to the distance of the flight and, as a result, the rise in the cost of air tickets, these places are not so cheap. But what a thrill - winter is around, and you are in a bikini on an island in the shade of palm trees with a cool Martini on a hammock!
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All Russians are looking forward to the New Year holidays. About how we relax on the New Year 2019 in January, how many weekends and holidays await us, we can find out now. Since the Government Decree of October 1, 2018 "On the postponement of weekends and holidays" has already been adopted and entered into force.va
Let's decipher each day of non-working holidays in January 2019 (from December 30 to January 8):
How the weekend went in January 2019
Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation provides that the postponement of days off is carried out in order to rationally plan working time in organizations and take into account the interests of various categories of citizens of the Russian Federation in creating conditions for a good rest.
For these purposes, Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of October 01, 2018 No. 1163 “On the postponement of holidays in 2019” provides for the following shift of holidays:
- from Saturday 5 January to Thursday 2 May;
- from Sunday 6 January to Friday 3 May;
- from Saturday 23 February to Friday 10 May.
Work on weekends and non-working holidays in January
According to the legislation, 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, for example, it is allowed to involve an employee to 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 involved only with his written consent.
Note that sometimes engaging an employee on weekends/non-working holidays (including in January 2019) is possible without obtaining consent from him.
For example, such situations include the involvement of an employee to prevent a catastrophe / 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 in January 2019
Work on weekends, as well as non-working holidays, is payable at least twice the amount (Article 153 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).
The exact amount of wages for work on weekends / non-working holidays (including January 2019) can be specified in the collective agreement, local regulation or employment contract.
Keep in mind!”] 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).
However, the initiative to replace double pay with another rest day should come from the employee, not from the employer.
Working hours in 2019
According to the production calendar of Russia, in January 2019 there are 17 working days and 14 days off and holidays in the country.
Working hours norms:
- with a 40-hour work week - 136 hours (17 x 8, where 17 is the number of working days, 8 is the duration of the work shift);
- at 36 hours - 122.4 hours (17 x 7.2);
- at 24-hour - 81.6 hours (17 x 4.8).
Production calendar for January 2019
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