How to rest Belarusians in 2027: one transfer, three long weekends and “burnt” holidays
In 2027, Belarusians will have three long weekends: in January, March and May. We talk about the postponement of May 10, holidays and working Saturdays.
In 2027, only one official postponement of the working day is envisaged in Belarus: Monday 10 May will be postponed to Saturday 8 May. Thanks to this, a three-day weekend will be formed from 9 to 11 May, and five holidays will coincide with the usual weekend and will not give an additional day of rest.
When the weekend comes
Non-working holidays in 2027 will be 1 and 2 January, 7 January, 8 March, 1 and 9 May, 11 May, 3 July, 7 November and 25 December.
The first long weekend is waiting for Belarusians at the beginning of the year: January 1 falls on Friday, January 2 - on Saturday, and January 3 - Sunday. Then on January 7, Orthodox Christmas, will fall on Thursday, so there will be only one extra day off in the first working week.
In March, Women's Day falls on Monday, so you can rest for three days in a row - from March 6 to March 8.
The main holiday block is expected in May. Labor Day on May 1 will be on Saturday, Victory Day on May 9 – on Sunday, and Radunitsa on May 11 – on Tuesday. To connect these dates, the government moved the working Monday of May 10 to Saturday of May 8. As a result, Belarusians will rest from 9 to 11 May, but the previous week from 3 to 8 May will be six-day.
What holidays will "burn out"
In 2027, five public holidays will coincide with Saturday or Sunday: Labor Day 1 May, Victory Day 9 May, Independence Day 3 July, October Revolution Day 7 November and Catholic Christmas 25 December. There is no separate compensation day off for them in the national schedule.
The exception is May: despite the fact that May 1 and 9 fall on the weekend, the transfer of May 10 to May 8 still allows you to get a three-day rest. But Independence Day, November holiday and Catholic Christmas will not bring additional days of rest.
How will it work
The transfer applies to workers with a five-day working week and weekends on Saturday and Sunday, for whom May 10 is a working day. In the standard version, Saturday May 8 will be working, and Monday May 10 will be a day off.
Organizations, taking into account the specifics of production, have the right to transfer this working day to another Saturday, so the schedule may differ in individual companies.
In total, with a five-day working week in 2027, 257 working days. Before the holidays of January 6, April 30, May 8, May 10, July 2, November 6, December 24 and December 31, working hours are reduced by one hour.
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