Expected holidays and Tet in 2022
Civil servants and workers have 22 days off for Tet holidays in 2022, including 11 official days and compensatory days off due to falling on weekends.
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has just proposed to the Government a plan for holidays and Tet in 2022 based on the consent of 16 agencies, ministries and branches.
The Lunar New Year holiday lasts 9 days, including 5 official days and 4 weekend days, from December 27, Tan Suu year to January 6, Nham Dan year, i.e. January 29, 2022 to February 6, 2022. This arrangement ensures harmony of time off before and after Tet.
The National Day holiday is expected to last 4 days, from September 1 to September 4, 2022, from Thursday to Sunday. With this plan, civil servants and workers will have a full week off and will not have to take compensatory leave.
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| Peach blossoms are carried by street vendors down the streets of Hanoi, near the Lunar New Year. Photo: Giang Huy |
Some annual holidays are implemented according to the provisions of the Labor Law. On the occasion of the upcoming New Year, employees will have consecutive days off from January 1 to January 3, 2022, because the first day of 2022 falls on a weekend and will be compensated with the following Monday. The holiday lasts 3 days.
Hung King's death anniversary on the 10th of the 3rd lunar month, or 10th of April in the solar calendar, falls on Sunday, so workers will have the following Monday off in lieu.
Reunification Day April 30 and International Labor Day May 1 are 4 consecutive days off because they fall on the weekend. Civil servants and workers will have compensatory days off on Monday and Tuesday of the following week.
The Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs encourages businesses to give employees Tet holidays according to the general schedule and notify employees at least 30 days in advance.
Employees who work overtime or work at night during holidays or Tet receive a salary of at least 300%, not including the salary for working on these days. Foreign employees working in Vietnam, in addition to the 11 days off above, also get 1 more day off for traditional Tet and 1 day off for their country's National Day.
