This year, people across Vietnam will enjoy a five-day holiday from Wednesday, April 30, to Sunday, May 4, for the Reunification Day and International Workers' Day celebrations. To compensate for the extended break, employees will work on Saturday, April 26.

According to the Ministry of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs, workers will also receive a one-day holiday for Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day on Monday, April 7 (March 10 in the lunar calendar). Since this holiday follows a weekend, the break will be extended, allowing government employees and workers to rest for three consecutive days from April 5 to April 7.

For the April 30–May 1 holiday, the nationwide five-day break runs from Wednesday, April 30, to Sunday, May 4. Workers will make up for the extended holiday by working on Saturday, April 26.

Organizations and businesses that do not follow a fixed Saturday-Sunday weekend schedule may adjust their holiday plans based on operational needs. However, the ministry encourages employers to align their schedules with the national holiday calendar to give workers sufficient rest.

In cases where businesses require employees to work during holidays, the work will be classified as overtime and compensated accordingly. Under the 2019 Labor Code, employees who agree to work on public holidays are entitled to additional pay as stipulated in Article 98 of the law.

Specifically, employees working during the day on the Lunar New Year holiday are entitled to 300% of their regular daily wage, while those working at night during a public holiday or Tet are entitled to 390% of their regular daily wage.

Vu Diep