The Indonesian government has announced that it has removed five collective leave days from this year’s holiday schedule. The move was taken following the spikes that had been seen in COVID-19 cases after long public holidays in 2020. The decision was made following a meeting with the heads of several ministries today, headed by Coordinating […]
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The General Office of the State Council has approved the plan for the 2021 public holidays in China. The specific arrangements for the date of the 2021 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 holiday […]
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The Office of the Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands has confirmed the list of public holidays for 2021. To give citizens the opportunity to participate in next year’s general election, Election Day will be a public holiday on Wednesday May 26th 2021. Christmas Day and Boxing Day which fall on a Saturday and Sunday […]
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The Isle of Man Government has confirmed that the dates of the 2021 Bank Holidays. The Isle of Man Government has confirmed that the following dates will be Bank Holidays in the Isle of Man in 2021, in accordance with the provisions of the Bank Holidays Act 1989. Christmas Day and Boxing Day are moved […]
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The Governing Council of the Canary Islands have approved the proposal of the Ministry of Economy, Knowledge and Employment, the draft decree to determine the calendar of public holidays of the Autonomous Community in 2021, within the annual limit of 14 days. Specifically, the file processed by the Ministry, in application of state legislation, defines […]
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Even though 2020 has been a washout for holidays, the Indonesian government has released the public holiday and collective leave schedule for 2021. This decree has been stated in the Joint Decree on National Holidays and Joint Leave in 2021 signed by the Minister of Religion, the Minister of Manpower, and the Minister for Administrative […]
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The government of this autonomous Spanish region has published in the Official Gazette of Cantabria (BOC) the work calendar for next year. Notably the Easter weekend will be only four days and not five days, as was the case this year. St. James’ Day (July 25th) will not be included as a regional holiday as […]
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The holiday calendar for 2021 in the Spanish Autonomous Region of Castile and León has been proposed. There will be twelve national and regional public holidays. Each municipality can add two more holidays to the calendar. As the Assumption of the Virgin (August 15th) falls on a Sunday, it will be moved to the following […]
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The Government of Castilla-La Mancha has approved the work calendar for next year, which includes 12 holidays for the Spanish autonomous community. The calendar includes Castilla-La Mancha Day, on May 31st and Corpus Christi, on June 3rd. The list of holidays in Castilla-La Mancha will be published shortly in the Official Gazette. As usual, each […]
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The Philippines has declared regular holidays and non-working days for 2021 through a proclamation 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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