New Year's Day Holiday Schedule 2026

Since the first day of the new year 2026 falls in the middle of the week (Thursday), employees will only have one day off.

According to the calendar, next year's New Year's Day (January 1, 2026) falls on a Thursday. Therefore, civil servants, public employees, and workers at enterprises will have one day off with full pay as stipulated in the Labor Code.

For New Year's Day 2026, employees will have one day off with full pay. (Illustrative image)

Regarding rest periods, Decree 12/2022/ND-CP clearly stipulates the penalties for employers who violate the regulations.

Specifically, employers will be fined between 10 and 20 million VND for violating regulations on weekly rest, annual leave, and public holidays; and between 2 and 5 million VND if they fail to ensure employees are given personal leave or unpaid leave as prescribed, or fail to notify the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (now the Department of Interior) in writing about organizing overtime work exceeding 200 to 300 hours per year.

Holidays and Tet (Lunar New Year) leave are basic rights. Businesses are required to arrange holiday schedules in accordance with regulations. If employers need to mobilize personnel to work on these days, they must obtain the employees' consent and pay them full overtime pay.

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