Ministry of Home Affairs announces Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026

(Chinhphu.vn) - The Ministry of Home Affairs has just issued a notice on the Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026 for administrative agencies, public service agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, enterprises and other employers to implement.

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Specifically, cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers of administrative agencies, public service agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations (hereinafter referred to as civil servants and public employees) will have the Lunar New Year holiday in 2026 as follows: 05 days off according to regulations including 01 day before Tet and 04 days after Tet from Monday, February 16, 2026 (ie December 29, At Ty year) to Friday, February 20, 2026 (ie January 4, Binh Ngo year).

Civil servants and public employees will have the following days off for the National Day holiday in 2026: 02 days off according to regulations including September 2, 2026 and 01 day immediately before September 1, 2026; Swap the working day from Monday, August 31, 2026 to the weekly day off on Saturday, August 22, 2026 (off Monday, August 31, 2026 and make up on Saturday, August 22, 2026).

Ensuring service to the people during holidays and Tet

Agencies and units implementing the Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026 must arrange and organize on-duty departments according to regulations and work reasonably to handle continuous work, ensuring good service to the organization and the people, in which it is important to assign officers and civil servants to be on duty to handle sudden and unexpected work that may occur during the holidays and New Year according to regulations.

Ministries, agencies and localities have specific and appropriate plans and measures to encourage units, enterprises, organizations and individuals to actively and proactively implement measures to develop production, business, economic and social activities, ensure supply and demand of goods and services, stabilize prices and markets, contribute to promoting economic growth, practice thrift, and combat waste before, during and after the Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026.

Agencies and units that do not have a fixed schedule of Saturday and Sunday off every week will base on the specific program and plan of the unit to arrange a suitable schedule of off, in accordance with the provisions of law.

Regulations for employees in enterprises

For employees not subject to the provisions of Clause 1 of this Notice, the employer decides to choose the option for Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026 as follows:

Lunar New Year: Choose to take 1 day off at the end of the year of At Ty and the first 4 days of the year of Binh Ngo or 2 days off at the end of the year of At Ty and the first 3 days of the year of Binh Ngo or 3 days off at the end of the year of At Ty and the first 2 days of the year of Binh Ngo.

National Day: Closed on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 and choose one of two days off: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 or Thursday, September 3, 2026.

Notify employees of the Lunar New Year and National Day holiday plans for 2026 at least 30 days before implementation.

If the weekly day off coincides with a public holiday as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 112 of the Labor Code, the employee shall be entitled to take a compensatory weekly day off on the next working day as prescribed in Clause 3, Article 111 of the Labor Code.

Encourage employers to apply the Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026 for employees as prescribed for civil servants and public employees; Encourage agreements that are more beneficial to employees.

Other holidays and Tet holidays are implemented according to the provisions of the Labor Code.

Previously, on October 13, the Government Office issued Document No. 9859/VPCP-KGVX conveying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's opinion on Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026.

Specifically, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Home Affairs (in Document 8764/BNV-CVL dated October 1, 2025) on the plan for Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026. The Minister of Home Affairs notified administrative agencies, public service agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, enterprises and workers according to regulations.

Agencies and units must arrange and organize on-duty departments according to regulations and work reasonably to continuously handle work, ensuring service to the people.

Ministries, agencies and localities have specific and appropriate plans and measures to encourage units, enterprises, organizations and individuals to actively and proactively implement measures to develop production, business, economic and social activities, ensure supply and demand of goods and services, stabilize prices and markets, contribute to promoting economic growth, practice thrift, and combat waste before, during and after the Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2026.

Thu Giang

Source: https://baochinhphu.vn/bo-noi-vu-thong-bao-lich-nghi-tet-am-lich-va-nghi-le-quoc-khanh-nam-2026-102251017095507785.htm