This section contains updates on public holidays announced for 2020.
The government of the Indian state of Karnataka has announced a list of public holidays for the year 2020 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The list has 25 public holidays, 18 of which fall on working days for staff working in government offices and banks., as seven of the festivals fall on Sundays or second […]
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Content The Tongan Government has issued the dates for the public holidays to be observed in the country in 2020. In 2020, three days are shifted to Mondays using the rules set out in the Public Holidays Act. One holiday, the Official Birthday of HM King Tupou VI, is lost to a Saturday in 2020. Public Holiday Actual […]
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The General Office of the State Council has approved the plan for the 2020 public holidays in China. The specific arrangements for the date of the 2020 New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Ching Ming Festival, Labor Day, Dragon Boat Festival, National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holiday are as follows: New Year’s Day is a one-day […]
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The Philippines has declared regular holidays and non-working days for 2020 through Proclamation 845 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte. The Labor Code of the Philippines specifies two types of holidays: the ‘regular holiday’ and the ‘special non-working day’. There is a difference in the pay that employers are required to pay between the two type […]
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The UAE cabinet has approved the 2019 and 2020 unified national holidays for public and private sectors. All ministries and federal offices have been asked to abide with the approved holiday calendar for year 2019 and 2020. In March, the Cabinet had issued a decree to enforce the unification of holidays for employees in the public […]
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One of the first states to do so, the Tamil Nadu government has announced the list of public holidays for 2020 under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. No big surprises in terms of holidays this year, a few of the Islamic holidays have shifted by a day but everything else is as anticipated by us […]
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At a cabinet meeting on Thursday October 10th 2019, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic presented a new calendar of public holidays and memorial days for Croatia. Plenkovic said he is convinced that that the amendments would be more appropriate and would remove any doubts, confusion and vagueness. Statehood Day would revert to May 30th and not […]
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Spain is the second* most visited country in the world with around 83 million international visitor each year. If you plan to be one of those visitors in 2020, it’s worth taking a few minutes to look at Spain’s public holidays to plan ahead, as it can frustrating to find out public transport isn’t running […]
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The Governing Council has approved the work calendar of the Community of Madrid for 2020, which will have twelve community-wide holidays. The regional municipalities can add up to two local holidays. Citizens will lose one day in 2020 as the Festival of the Community of Madrid on May 2nd falls on a Saturday. In 2020, […]
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The Official Gazette of Castilla-La Mancha has published the decree of the Ministry of Economy, Business and Employment that sets the work calendar for the year 2020 in this Spanish autonomous community. As November 1st falls on a Sunday, the holiday is moved to Easter Monday, creating a long five day weekend in mid-April. Most […]
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