May holidays for many are associated not only with two big holidays, but also with long working vacations. This year, the rest will last almost two weeks, with a short break. Despite this, the majority of citizens will not lose their due earnings. This is described in more detail in the article.
The last spring month is rich not only with holidays, but also with long vacations. Usually you have to rest for almost half a month. This year will not be an exception either. The holiday weekend will be 9 days in total: 5 days on May Day and 4 days on Victory Day. There will be only 3 working days between them.
How we rest in May
In May 2019, we rest from 1 to 5 and from 9 to 12 inclusive. Will have to work on May 6, 7 and 8. Further in the usual way.
Long vacations are associated with two public holidays:
- May 1 is the day of spring and labor;
- May 9 - Victory Day.
The reason for the long rest is the possibility of postponing the weekend for the holidays. A public holiday is considered not a working day, this is enshrined in the labor code. Moreover, if the holiday falls on an official day off, then the rest is postponed to the next working day. To optimize the production process, according to the decision of the Government, it is possible to combine and postpone days off. So it turns out that several additional weekends from other holidays are postponed to May. For example, in 2019, February 23 coincided with Saturday, and there was no set day off. It was postponed to May. Likewise, there was a postponement of an additional weekend from the New Year holidays.
Business days before holidays are shortened by one hour. So, Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 8 May will be a little shorter. The undoubted advantage of the upcoming May holidays is that you will not have to work on Saturday. There are no transfers in May this year.
Public holidays
On a note, all public holidays of the Russian Federation are listed below:
- January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 - New Year's holidays;
- January 7 - Nativity of Christ;
- February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day;
- March 8 - International Women's Day;
- May 1 - the holiday of spring and labor;
- May 9 - Victory Day;
- June 12 - Day of Russia;
- November 4 is the day of national unity.
Each of the days is non-working. If it coincides with the weekend, the rest is postponed to the next working day, or later. This is developed by the Ministry of Labor and communicated to citizens in the media and through employers.
What salary to expect
Despite the fact that half of the month is non-working in May, most citizens will receive their full wages. This applies primarily to workers with a fixed salary.
Employees whose income depends on the number of the working period (days, hours) can count on money according to the hours worked.
Those who are forced to work on holidays are entitled to compensation in the form of double payment for each weekend worked, or additional days off.
But taking vacations is not profitable, especially at your own expense. Since there are few working days, their "cost" almost doubles. Average daily earnings is inversely proportional to the number of working days in a month and the actual hours worked. The fewer working days, the more expensive it is to pay.
