How many days off for New Year's Day?

In addition to presenting two plans for the 2017 Lunar New Year holiday, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs also proposed plans for holidays and New Year's Day in 2017. It is expected that the official holiday schedule will be approved by the Government in the coming days.

According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the beneficiaries of the above policy are cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers of administrative agencies, public service agencies, political organizations, and socio-political organizations (hereinafter referred to as civil servants and public employees).

New Year's Day 2017 Holiday: Proposed 3-day break

Because New Year's Day falls on Sunday, coinciding with a weekly holiday, civil servants and public employees will have a compensatory day off on Monday, January 2, 2017.

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The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs proposes that during the New Year holiday, civil servants and public employees will have a day off from December 31, 2016 to January 2, 2017. The total number of days off for this occasion is 3 consecutive days. There is no swap day for this holiday.

Hung King's Commemoration Day Holiday: Two Options

Option 1: Take 1 holiday on Thursday, with 1 working day between the holidays, which is Friday, April 7, 2017 (ie March 11 of the Lunar calendar).

Option 2: Swap 1 working day with 1 weekly day off. Work on Saturday, April 15, 2017 to take Friday, April 7, 2017 off. The total number of days off for this occasion is 4 consecutive days off, from Thursday (April 6, 2017) to Sunday (April 9, 2017).

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The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs proposed option 2, which is 4 consecutive days off, as more reasonable.

Victory Day April 30, International Labor Day May 1: 4 days off

Because Victory Day April 30 coincides with Sunday, which is a weekly day off, civil servants and public employees will have a compensatory day off on Tuesday, May 2, 2017.

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Total number of days off during this occasion is 4 consecutive days, from April 29, 2017 to May 2, 2017.

National Day holiday September 2: 3 consecutive days off

Because National Day September 2, 2017 falls on Saturday, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs proposes that civil servants and public employees will have a compensatory day off on Monday, September 4, 2017.

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Total number of days off for this occasion is 3 consecutive days off, from September 2, 2017 to September 4, 2017.

The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs notes that agencies and organizations that do not have a fixed two-day holiday schedule every Saturday and Sunday should base their specific program and plan on arranging a suitable holiday schedule.

According to Dan Tri