Number of working days per year. What kind of calendar is this and where is it used?

The production calendar is an important document that is published for the whole year. Every resident of the Russian Federation always looks forward to it, because you can plan your vacation using it. The calendar indicates how many days off there will be for the New Year, May and other holidays, as well as working hours.

Our article is devoted to the approved production calendar for 2015. Let's figure out what this calendar is and why it is needed.

What kind of calendar is this and where is it used?

The production calendar is used at any enterprise, in any organization. Specialists in the HR and accounting departments cannot do without it, because it is based on it that they need to draw up a work plan for the whole year. The calendar contains the following information:

  • the number of working days in each month and in total for the year;
  • data on weekends and working days;
  • pre-holiday days, when the working day is shortened by an hour;
  • working time standards.

For convenience, all information contained in the production calendar is divided monthly, quarterly and semi-annually. Monthly and annual working time standards are especially important, since they are used to calculation of hourly tariff rates. These data must be accurate and reliable, because this is what the entire country is guided by.

Based on this calendar, the accountant can carry out all operations, namely, calculate wages, calculate sick leave, draw up a vacation schedule for employees, and create a work plan.

The HR department also uses it when recording working hours. Be sure to carefully check the calendar to avoid errors and inaccuracies when calculating salaries. And it is very useful for employees to familiarize themselves with it in order to plan their vacations and New Year holidays. Based on this document, various types of reporting to government agencies are prepared.

This calendar is based on the norms of labor legislation, mainly on the provisions of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and decrees of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Who approves it and when?

The production calendar itself is not approved; it can be found on the Internet or on the Consultant + portal. But it is drawn up on the basis of legal norms - Every year, a decree of the Government of the Russian Federation approves the transfer of days off in the new year. This is done in order to rationalize the use of non-working days. The resolution will be adopted in the second half of this year.

As for 2015, the government took care of the postponement in advance - on August 27, 2014. The transfer project was prepared by the Russian Tripartite Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations. The rules for the year established by the resolution are not subject to change or revision and are final.

Also, the calendar is based on the provisions of the Labor Code, as mentioned earlier. The fundamental articles are articles 91-93, 101-105 and 112. The latter defines non-working holidays that are permanent in the Russian Federation.

Holidays, pre-holiday days and other important nuances in 2015

This is what the official 2015 calendar looks like:




In accordance with the Labor Code, holidays in 2015, and therefore days off, will be the following dates:

  • January 1-8– New Year holidays and Christmas;
  • February 23- Defender of the Fatherland Day;
  • March 8- International Women's Day;
  • 1st of May- Spring Festival;
  • 9th May- Victory Day;
  • 12 June- Russia Day;
  • November 4– Day of National Unity.

As a general rule, if a holiday coincides with a weekend, then it should be moved to the day that follows the holiday, if it is a working day. The only exception to this rule is non-working days in January.

A working day followed by a holiday is shortened by an hour. Moreover, this applies not only to those who work full time, but also to those who work part-time or shifts.

The government postponed the following holiday dates in 2015: from January 3 to January 9, from January 4 to May 4. All transfers must take into account the legal norm according to which weekly uninterrupted rest is at least 42 hours.

Thus, in January there are more days off than working days; this is the shortest working month: we rest for 16 days and work for 15. Taking into account all transfers, the New Year holidays will be 11 days – January 1-11.

3 days of rest are also provided in February, we celebrate men's day - from February 21-23. Women will also have a spring holiday from March 7 to 9. In the spring, when the weather improves, it is always more pleasant to relax, so there will be long holidays - May 1-4 and May 9-11. There are a total of 13 days off in May. Russia Day is celebrated from June 12 to 14. In November there will be no chance to rest for several days; only one day is allotted for the celebration of National Unity Day.

Advice from accountants: it is preferable to take vacation in those months that have the most working days, then the amount of vacation pay will be larger. This year there will be months like this December and July. This only applies to employees with a fixed salary.

It is impossible not to mention that 2015 is a very important historical date, this is also indicated in the production calendar. This year is marked by the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945.

Despite the fact that the transfer schedule changes every year or holidays fall on different dates, we rest approximately the same number of days from year to year.

An interesting fact is that our country is a leader in the number of days off. In the upcoming 2015, one third of the calendar year is non-working days. Just imagine, 118 days off! And this does not take into account annual leave, which is usually 28 days, and for some categories of workers it is even longer due to additional days.

For details about all weekends and pre-holidays in 2015, see the following video:

Working time standards

In 2015 there will be 365 days, of which 247 are working days, 118 are weekends and holidays. As for working hours, for a 40-hour work week there will be 1971. For a 36-hour week – 1773.4 hours and 1180.6 hours for those who work 24 hours a week. The average monthly number of hours for work in the new year will be 164.25 hours.

Below is a table with the calculation of working hours for each month of 2015, for 4 quarters, 2 half-years and the whole year:

Month/Quarter/YearCalendar daysWorking daysWeekendsWorkers 40 hours/weekWorkers 36 hours/weekWorkers 24 hours/week
2015 365 247 118 1971 1773.4 1180.6
January31 15 16 120 108 72
February28 19 9 152 136.8 91.2
March31 21 10 168 151.2 100.8
April30 22 8 175 157.4 104.6
May31 18 13 143 128.6 85.4
June30 21 9 167 150.2 99.8
July31 23 8 184 165.6 110.4
August31 21 10 168 151.2 100.8
September30 22 8 176 158.4 105.6
October31 22 9 176 158.4 105.6
November30 20 10 159 143 95
December31 23 8 183 164.6 109.4
1st quarter 90 55 35 440 396 264
2nd quarter 91 61 30 485 436.2 289.8
3rd quarter 92 66 26 528 475.2 316.8
4th quarter 92 65 27 518 466 310

How to calculate the standard working hours for a month without the help of a calendar? This is done like this: the length of the working week - 40, 36 or 24 hours - must be divided by 5, and then multiplied by the number of working days of the month being calculated. From the amount received, you need to subtract those hours by which working hours were reduced on the eve of the holidays. The annual calculation of working hours is carried out in a similar way.

Here's an example: January is the shortest month for work. If your work week is 40 hours, then 40/5 = 8 hours. There are 15 working days in January, which means 8*15 = 120 hours. If a week contains 36 hours, then 36/5 = 7.2 * 15 = 108 hours.

A production calendar is a document that presents information in tabular form about all working and non-working days (weekends and public holidays) of the calendar year. It also includes pre-holiday days, with a reduced working day by one hour and working time standards monthly, quarterly, for half a year and for a year as a whole with a 40-, 36- and 24-hour work week.

The production calendar is widely used by employees of the accounting service, human resources department when maintaining time sheets, drawing up work schedules, calculating wages, etc.

Production calendar of Russia for 2015

The labor calendar tells you how we work and rest throughout the year.

MonWWedThuFriSatSun
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
23 24 25 26 27 28 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 1 2 3 4 5 6
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
30 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Note:
Weekends and public holidays are indicated in red.
Pre-holiday days are indicated in orange (with a reduced working day by one hour)

Working time standards

JanuaryFebruaryMarch1st quarterAprilMayJune2nd quarter1st half of the year
Amount of days
Calendar days31 28 31 90 30 31 30 91 181
Work days15 19 21 55 22 18 21 61 116
Weekends and
holidays
16 9 10 35 8 13 9 30 65
40 hour
work week
120 152 168 440 175 143 167 485 925
36 hour
work week
108 136,8 151,2 396 157,4 128,6 150,2 436,2 832,2
24 hour
work week
72 91,2 100,8 264 104,6 85,4 99,8 289,8 553,8
JulyAugustSeptember3rd quarterOctoberNovemberDecember4th quarter2nd half of the yearYear
Amount of days
Calendar days31 31 30 92 31 30 31 92 184 365
Work days23 21 22 66 22 20 23 65 131 247
Weekends and
holidays
8 10 8 26 9 10 8 27 53 118
Working time (number of hours)
40 hour
work week
184 168 176 528 176 159 183 518 1046 1971
36 hour
work week
165,6 151,2 158,4 475,2 158,4 143 164,6 466 941,2 1773,4
24 hour
work week
110,4 100,8 105,6 316,8 105,6 95 109,4 310 626,8 1180,6

According to the production calendar of the Russian Federation for 2015, the country has 247 working days (including 5 that precede holidays) and 118 weekends and holidays.

Working hours standards in 2015 are:

  • with a 40-hour working week: 1971 hours (247 * 8 - 5, where 247 is the number of working days in a year, 8 is the length of the working day, 5 is the number of working hours reduced due to pre-holiday days);
  • with a 36-hour work week: 1773.4 hours (247 * 7.2 - 5);
  • with a 24-hour work week: 1180.6 hours (247 * 4.8 - 5).

Non-working holidays in 2015 in Russia

Non-working days in Russia in 2015 will be:

  • January 1-6 and 8 - New Year holidays;
  • January 7 - Christmas;
  • February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day;
  • March 8 - International Women's Day;
  • May 1 - Spring and Labor Day;
  • May 9 - Victory Day;
  • June 12 - Russia Day;
  • November 4 is National Unity Day.

List of pre-holiday days:

  • April 30
  • May 8
  • June 11
  • the 3rd of November
  • 31th of December

According to Art. 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, if a public holiday falls on a day off, then the next working day after the holiday is also a day off. The government can make changes to the production calendar, moving non-working holidays and weekends to other days. Thus, the draft resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation “On the transfer of weekends in 2015” provides for the following transfers:

  • from Saturday January 3, 2015 to Friday January 9, 2015;
  • from Sunday 4 January 2015 to Monday 4 May 2015







Working hours standards in 2015

Number of days for 2015

Calendar - 365
Working days – 247
Weekends/holidays – 118

Working hours for 2015 (in hours)

at 40 hour week - 1971
with a 36-hour week - 1773.4
with a 24-hour week - 1180.6

* Pre-holiday days, on which work hours are reduced by one hour.

Commentary on the production calendar for 2015

This production calendar provides the standard working hours for months, quarters and 2015 as a whole for 40-, 36- and 24-hour work weeks, as well as the number of working days and days off for a five-day work week with two days off.

Non-working holidays

Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation establishes the following non-working holidays in the Russian Federation:

Did you know that:
In terms of the amount of vacation pay, it is more profitable to take annual leave in months with the largest number of working days. According to the production calendar in 2015, these are July and December. However, this applies exclusively to those whose wages are fixed.

According to Article 6 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, laws and other regulatory legal acts of state authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation may establish additional non-working holidays. The corresponding norm is also contained in the Resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation dated December 21, 2011 N 20-ПВ11 and in paragraph 8 of the letter of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation dated July 10, 2003 N 1139-21.

Transfer of days off

In accordance with part five of Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, for the purpose of rational use by employees of weekends and non-working holidays, weekends may be transferred to other days by federal law or a regulatory legal act of the Government of the Russian Federation

By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated August 27, 2014 N 860 “On the postponement of weekends in 2015,” the following weekends were postponed in 2015:

Consequently, taking into account the postponement of holidays in 2015, the “New Year holidays” for employees will last 11 days - from January 1 to January 11, 2015.

In May 2015, employees will rest from May 1 to 4 in connection with the celebration of Spring and Labor Day, as well as from May 9 to 11 in connection with the celebration of Victory Day. In June, the rest period in connection with the celebration of Russia Day will last 3 days (June 12 - 14).

Determination of standard working hours

Did you know that:
From year to year, the Russian Federation ranks first in the ranking of countries by the number of days off. In the production calendar for 2015, you can count 118 days off, which is a third of the total number of calendar days.

In accordance with the Procedure for calculating the standard working time, approved. By Order of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia dated August 13, 2009 N 588n, the standard working time is calculated depending on the established duration of working hours per week according to the calculated schedule of a five-day work week with two days off on Saturday and Sunday, based on the duration of daily work (shift). So, with a 40-hour working week, the standard working time is 8 hours; with a working week of 36 hours, it will be 7.2 hours; with a 24-hour work week - 4.8 hours.

In accordance with Part 1 of Article 95 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the duration of the working day or shift immediately preceding a non-working holiday is reduced by one hour. In 2015, employees will work one hour less on April 30, May 8, June 11, November 3, and December 31.

The standard working time calculated in the specified order applies to all work and rest regimes.

Examples

In January 2015, with a five-day work week with two days off, there will be 15 work days and 16 days off.

The standard working hours in January 2015 will be:

with a 40-hour work week - 120 hours (8 hours x 15 days);

with a 36-hour work week - 108 hours (7.2 hours x 15 days);

with a 24-hour work week - 72 hours (4.8 hours x 15 days).

In 2015, in general, with a five-day work week with two days off, there will be 247 working days, including the 5 working days shortened by one hour as indicated above, and 118 days off and non-working holidays. It is interesting that the number of working days, as well as weekends and non-working holidays, did not change in 2015 compared to 2014.

The standard working hours in 2015 will generally be:

with a 40-hour work week - 1,971 hours (one hour more than in 2014)

(8 hours x 247 days - 5 hours);

with a 36-hour work week - 1,773.4 hours

(7.2 hours x 247 days - 5 hours);

with a 24-hour work week - 1,180.6 hours

(4.8 hours x 247 days - 5 hours).

Any company knows that paying taxes on time is just as important as paying wages. Tax calendars will remind you when and what tax to pay.

Production calendar– this is an important assistant in the work of an accountant! The information presented in the production calendar will help you avoid errors when calculating wages and will facilitate the calculation of working hours, sick leave or vacation.

The 2019 calendar will show holiday dates and tell you about the transfer of weekends and holidays this year.

On one page, designed in the form of a calendar with comments, we tried to collect all the basic information required in your work every day!

This production calendar has been prepared on the basis of Resolution PGovernment of the Russian Federation dated October 1, 2018 No. 1163 " "

First quarter

JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH
Mon 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 4 11 18 25
W 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 5 12 19 26
Wed 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 6 13 20 27
Thu 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 7* 14 21 28
Fri 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22* 1 8 15 22 29
Sat 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 2 9 16 23 30
Sun 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 3 10 17 24 31
January February March I quarter
Amount of days
Calendar 31 28 31 90
Workers 17 20 20 57
Weekends, holidays 14 8 11 33
Working hours (in hours)
40 hours. a week 136 159 159 454
36 hours. a week 122,4 143 143 408,4
24 hours. a week 81,6 95 95 271,6

Second quarter

APRIL MAY JUNE
Mon 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24
W 2 9 16 23 30* 7 14 21 28 4 11* 18 25
Wed 3 10 17 24 1 8* 15 22 29 5 12 19 26
Thu 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27
Fri 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28
Sat 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29
Sun 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30
April May June II quarter 1st p/y
Amount of days
Calendar 30 31 30 91 181
Workers 22 18 19 59 116
Weekends, holidays 8 13 11 32 65
Working hours (in hours)
40 hours. a week 175 143 151 469 923
36 hours. a week 157,4 128,6 135,8 421,8 830,2
24 hours. a week 104,6 85,4 90,2 280,2 551,8

Third quarter

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER
Mon 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23/30
W 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24
Wed 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25
Thu 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26
Fri 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27
Sat 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28
Sun 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29
July August September III quarter
Amount of days
Calendar 31 31 30 92
Workers 23 22 21 66
Weekends, holidays 8 9 9 26
Working hours (in hours)
40 hours. a week 184 176 168 528
36 hours. a week 165,6 158,4 151,2 475,2
24 hours. a week 110,4 105,6 100,8 316,8

Fourth quarter

OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
Mon 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23/30
W 1 8 15 22 29 5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24/31*
Wed 2 9 16 23 30 6 13 20 27 4 11 18 25
Thu 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26
Fri 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 29 6 13 20 27
Sat 5 12 19 26 2 9 16 23 30 7 14 21 28
Sun 6 13 20 27 3 10 17 24 1 8 15 22 29
October november December IV quarter 2nd p/y 2019 G.
Amount of days
Calendar 31 30 31 92 184 365
Workers 23 20 22 65 131 247
Weekends, holidays 8 10 9 27 53 118
Working hours (in hours)
40 hours. a week 184 160 175 519 1047 1970
36 hours. a week 165,6 144 157,4 467 942,2 1772,4
24 hours. a week 110,4 96 104,6 311 627,8 1179,6

* Pre-holiday days, on which work hours are reduced by one hour.

The Russian production calendar for 2015 contains information about how many working days there are in the year, how Russians rest, how many days the New Year holidays and May holidays last, as well as the transfer of weekends and non-working holidays. It provides working time standards for months, quarters, half-years and for the whole year for a 40-, 36- and 24-hour five-day working week.

Production calendar of Russia for 2015

  • weekends and holidays
  • pre-holiday days
    (with a reduced working day of 1 hour)

I quarter

MonWWedThuFriSatSun
29 30 31 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
23 24 25 26 27 28 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 1 2 3 4 5

II quarter

MonWWedThuFriSatSun
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
27 28 29 30 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12

III quarter

MonWWedThuFriSatSun
29 30 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
27 28 29 30 31 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
31 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11

IV quarter

MonWWedThuFriSatSun
28 29 30 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
26 27 28 29 30 31 1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 1 2 3 4 5 6
MonWWedThuFriSatSun
30 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Weekends and holidays 2015

According to the 2015 production calendar, non-working holidays in Russia (approved by Article 112 of the Labor Code) will be the following days:

  • January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 - New Year holidays;
  • January 7 - Christmas;
  • February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day;
  • March 8 - International Women's Day;
  • May 1 - Spring and Labor Day;
  • May 9 - Victory Day;
  • June 12 - Russia Day;
  • November 4 is National Unity Day.

If a public holiday falls on a weekend, it is transferred to the next working day after the weekend. For example, in 2015, International Women's Day, March 8th, falls on a Sunday, so the day off is moved to Monday, March 9th. On the eve of official state holidays, working time is reduced by 1 hour, the same for both a 40-, 36- and 24-hour five-day working week (Part 1 of Article 95 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). If a holiday falls on a Sunday, then working hours on Friday are not reduced by one hour. In 2015, there will be 5 such pre-holiday days in Russia: April 30, May 8, June 11, November 3, December 31.

The Government of the Russian Federation has the right to make changes to the working calendar for 2015, to transfer non-working holidays to other days in order to rationalize the labor process (Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). For example, in 2015 the following transfers of weekends are provided:

  • from Saturday January 3 to Friday January 9;
  • from Sunday 4 January to Monday 4 May.

Thus, the New Year holidays will last 11 days in 2015, from January 1 to January 11. On Defender of the Fatherland Day there will be 3 non-working days: from February 21 to 23, in honor of International Women's Day - also 3: from March 7 to 9. During the May holidays, citizens of the Russian Federation will rest from the 1st to the 4th and from the 9th to the 11th of the month. On Russia Day there will also be three days off in a row - from June 12 to 14. In November, only one day will be a non-working holiday - Wednesday, the 4th - National Unity Day.

Working time standards for 2015 in Russia

The duration of a working day or shift with a 40-hour work week with two days off on Saturday and Sunday is 8 hours, with a 36-hour work week - 7.2 hours, with a 24-hour work week - 4.8 hours, on a pre-holiday day it is reduced by 1 hour .

According to the Russian labor calendar, in 2015 the country has 247 working days (including 5 shortened days) and 118 days off.

Working hours standards in 2015 are:

  • with a 40-hour work week: 1971 hours;
  • with a 36-hour work week: 1773.4 hours;
  • with a 24-hour work week: 1180.6 hours.

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