Weekend in may 2020 in Russia: how to relax during the may holidays

How to relax for the weekend in may 2020 in Russia, said the Ministry of labor and approved the calendar of official holidays for holidays in may 2020. The Russians have a rest 8 days, and Vladimir Putin declared non-working days in between holidays. Details and a handy cheat sheet in the article.

The official weekend in may 2020

In may, Russia celebrates two holidays: may 1 – Holiday of Spring and labor 9 may – Victory Day (article 112 of the LC RF). The holidays will last 8 days: from 1 to 5 may and from 9 to 11 may. This is due to the fact that the government approved the transfer of the following weekends in the year 2020 (decision of 10.07.2019 No. 875):

• from Saturday January 4 to Monday, may 4;
• from Sunday 5 January to Tuesday 5 may.

If you work for five days in may from 31 calendar days you will have 14 holidays and 17 days.

As work and play in may 2020 taking into account non-working days

Vladimir Putin extended mode isolation up to 11 may inclusive. And non-working days will be 6, 7 and 8 may. After all, the period from 1 to 5 and 9 to 11 and so the weekend because of the holidays (decree of the President from 28.04.2020 No. 294).

Please note that for companies and entrepreneurs these days will be subject to the same rules that have been set for April (decree of the President from 02.04.2020 No. 239).

From 6 to 8 may inclusive made holidays with the preservation of workers wages. But the rest will not all companies. Clinics, pharmacies, shops of essential commodities will continue their work. In addition, officials said that work will be FIU, the FSS and the mandatory medical insurance Fund, as well as their territorial bodies. After all, they must ensure the payment of pensions, social benefits, pay for medical care. The mode of operation of other state and municipal officials will determine the heads of the relevant departments.

Non-working days not include the weekend or non-working holidays, so they do not reduce the normal working time and no need to change the factory calendar. The standard working time determined in the procedure established by order of the health Ministry dated 13.08.2009 No. 588н. May 2020 are still working time rules 2020 — 31 work day at five-day working week. Employee benefits consider on the basis of these norms.

Employees who work remotely, in agreement with the employer have the right to work remotely during the period of validity of the decree. This applies to employers in all areas of activity that the Ministry of labor confirmed in the Addendum to your clarification from 26.03.2020. Share documents with remote workers can be emailed.

In addition to employees on remote, also not subject to the Decree on non-work days for employees:

• continuously operating organizations;
• medical and pharmacy organizations, and associations which will ensure the continuity of their production and technological activities, and social service organizations;
• trade organizations, which provide the population with food and essential commodities, including produce such goods, as well as those organizations in order to provide the population with food and commodities providing warehousing, transportation and logistics services;
• organizations that perform emergency work in emergency situations, in other cases that threaten life or normal living conditions of the population;
• organizations that perform emergency repairs and loading and unloading or transport service of the population.

How to behave on the may holidays — recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor

The may 1 holiday

An official state holiday 1 may – labour Day, or the Holiday of Spring and Labour (112 TK the Russian Federation). In 2020, it fell on Friday. But because of the shifts the employees will have more time to relax.

The first may day celebrations will last 4 days – from 1 to 5 may inclusive. First day back to work was supposed to be 6 number. But the President has declared the days between the holidays off.

The celebration may 9

May 9 — the second celebration in may 2020. On this day we celebrate the Victory Day. Subject to the transfer of the holidays the holidays will begin may 9 and end may 11. Only 3 days.

The day of Victory precedes public holidays from 6 to 8 may inclusive at the new presidential Decree No. 294.

Calendar for may 2020, taking into account holidays and non-working days