How to rest in 2018: Calendar weekends and holidays

In 2018 it will be several working Saturdays and New Year holidays will be reduced to two days, and the rest of the holidays will be longer.

Why carry on weekends and holidays

In 2018, several public holidays fall in the middle of the week: Thursday March 8, Tuesday May 1, Tuesday June 12th.

Holidays diluted working, so do not zaplaniruesh no travel, outings or trips with an overnight stay for guests. Moreover, the working day surrounded output is unlikely to be productive.

To remedy this situation, the government adopted a decreeRussian Federation Government Resolution dated October 14, 2017 № 1250 "On weekends transfer in 2018." "On the transfer of public holidays in 2018".

How to carry holidays in 2018

Since the holidays 6 and 7 January falls on a Saturday and Sunday, the weekend was moved to other dates. Due to Saturday, January 6, we will rest on Friday, March 9, and therefore, the celebration of March 8 to extend over four days.

Closed on Sunday January 7 was moved to Wednesday, May 2, and Saturday April 28th - Monday 30th of April. As a result, we will rest from April 29 to May 2.

Output from Saturday June 9th was moved to Monday 11 June, so that we can rest for three days from 10 to 12 June.

Monday December 31 promised to be the most unproductive working day of the year, so it made the weekend. Now I have to work on Saturday, December 29, but then you can go on a long New Year holidays.

How many days of rest

According to government regulation, it will be 28 days off in 2018, combined with the holidays:

• from 1 to 8 January (to rest, we start with the December 30, 2017);
• from 23 to 25 February;
• from 8 to 11 March;
• from April 29 to May 2;
• 9th May;
• from 10 to 12 June;
• 3 to 5 November;
• 30 and 31 December.

How many days will last New Year holidays in 2019, it is still unknown.