Overview
- State Duma labor committee chair Yaroslav Nilov said Dec. 30 will be a regular workday and Dec. 31 will be non-working in 2025.
- He noted that Dec. 31 is a day off in 2024, 2025, and 2026 due to earlier government holiday transfers.
- The official 2025 calendar lists shortened pre-holiday workdays on March 7, April 30, June 11, and November 1, with Dec. 30 not shortened.
- Article 95 of Russia’s Labor Code reduces workdays preceding public holidays by one hour, with exceptions for continuous operations that receive time off or pay instead.
- Nilov proposed writing into law a swap of the Jan. 8 holiday to Dec. 31 to formalize the New Year’s Eve day off without increasing the total number of holidays.