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Changes in the holiday schedule, new days off and extended holidays for Russians

The Russian Ministry of Labor has announced a large-scale reform of the calendar of weekends and holidays for the next two years. The main goal of the changes is to optimize the leisure of citizens and create a more effective schedule of non-working days, which, according to the department, will have a positive impact on labor productivity and the general well-being of the population. The draft changes were published on the website progoroduhta.ru.

One of the key innovations is the increase in the duration of the New Year holidays in 2025. Now Russians will be able to relax from December 29, 2024 to January 8, 2025 inclusive. The Ministry of Labor explains this decision by the need to provide citizens with adequate rest before the start of the new working year, emphasizing that…