Kotyakov: There is no need to make December 31st an official holiday… (выходной · котяк · декабрь)
Kotyakov: There is no need to make December 31st an official holiday in Russia. The Ministry of Labor does not currently see the necessity of making December 31st an official holiday, as current legislation allows for flexible shifting of weekends.
Consensus
- Anton Kotyakov, head of the Russian Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, stated there is no need to make December 31 a formal holiday in Russia.
- Russia's labor legislation allows for flexible rearrangement of weekend days within existing norms.
- The mechanism for setting holidays and transferring weekends is established by the Labor Code of the Russian Federation.
- A government decree establishing the annual schedule of holidays and weekends is adopted each year based on these norms.
- The decree for 2027 has been prepared, passed all stages of approval, and will be signed shortly.
Points of divergence
- In 2026, Russia is expected to have 247 working days and 118 non-working days. January 2026 had only 15 working days because the work year began on January 12. — vedomosti
- The draft production calendar for 2027 includes a 11-day New Year holiday period from December 31, 2026, to January 10, 2027. — vm
- On June 9, Yaroslav Nilov, head of the State Duma Committee on Labour, Social Policy and Veterans' Affairs, stated that the last day of the calendar year should be made a non-working day once and for all. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Kotyakov: There is no need to make December 31st an official holiday in Russia — РИАМО
- Ministry of Labor sees no need to make December 31 an official holiday — Ведомости
- Ministry of Labor Refuses to Make December 31st a Holiday — Вечерняя Москва
- Minister of Labor says there is no need to make December 31st a holiday — Вести