National Public Holidays and Joint Leave for 2018

The Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Manpower and Ministry of State Apparatus Empowerment and Bureaucratic Reform have issued Joint Decree No. 707, 256, 01/SKB/MENPAN-RB/09/2017 on National Public Holidays and Joint Leave for 2018 (“Joint Decree”).The Joint Decree determines the dates of national public holidays and joint public leave for 2018, and these dates are applicable to both the employees and employers of private and government institutions, as well as to the general public.Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-AdhaThe exact dates of the Muslim holidays of Ramadan, Eid-al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha for 2018 are to be determined through an official decree issued by the Ministry of Religious Affairs. [1] Vital ServicesInstitutions which provide vital services to the public are required to make the necessary adjustments to their employee work schedules in order to accommodate national public holidays and periods of joint leave. These institutions include hospitals, public medical centers, telecommunications providers, providers of electricity and water, fire departments, police and security institutions, banks, the transportation sector and relevant institutions which provide similar services. [2] Joint Leave to Be Deducted from Annual LeaveJoint leave may be deducted from employees’ annual leave entitlements, as regulated under the prevailing laws and regulations, or otherwise set out by the respective government institutions or private business entities. In other words, the heads or managements of private institutions or government offices are at liberty to deduct joint-leave days from their employees’ annual leave entitlements. [3] National Public Holidays and Joint Leave: 2018 DatesThe exact dates and days of national public holidays and joint leave for the 2018 period are outlined in the following table: [4] A. National Public Holiday