The Ministry of Labor reported on the possibility of regions to declare December 28 a non-working day

Russian regions have the right to independently establish a non-working day on December 28, 2024. This was reported by the Ministry of Labor on December 17.

"Subjects of the Russian Federation have the right to independently establish a non-working day on December 28, 2024, which will apply to employees of organizations located in the territories of the specified subjects of the Russian Federation and financed from their budgets," - "RIA Novosti" quotes the response of Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Protection Dmitry Platygin to the request of Duma deputy Stanislav Naumov.

The document also specifies that employers of regions that are not budgetary organizations have the right to provide additional paid rest on December 28 to employees, taking into account financial capabilities. The Ministry of Labor added that the answer was prepared taking into account the opinion of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development.

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How Russians will work and rest in 2025

Earlier, December 16, Minister of Labor and Social Development of Russia Anton Kotyakov said that Russians will have three days off before the New Year vacations - December 29, 30 and 31. December 30 will be a day off due to the transfer of the working day on December 28, and the day off, which falls on January 7, was moved to December 31.

New Year holidays will last 11 days - from December 29, 2024 to January 8, 2025.