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Govt announces national holidays, collective leave days for 2021
There will be 15 national holidays and eight collective leave days for 2021, according to a list issued by the Cabinet Secretariat's Office.
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There will be 15 national holidays and eight collective leave days for 2021, according to a list issued by the Cabinet Secretariat's Office. (Shutterstock/xtock)
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he government has finalized the list of public holidays and collective leaves for 2021. The list is stipulated in a joint decree signed on Wednesday by the Religious Affairs Ministry, the Manpower Ministry and the Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Ministry.
“There will be 23 national holidays and collective leave days for 2021,” Coordinating Human Development and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said in a statement on Thursday.
He said the government determined the holidays following several considerations, including maximizing regional revenue from tourism and planning around traffic congestion.
September and November next year will be the only months without any public holidays, according to a list on the Cabinet Secretariat’s official website, setkab.go.id.
Below is a list of public holidays next year as stipulated in the ministerial joint decree:
National Holidays:
- Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
- Feb. 12: Chinese New Year
- March 11: Ascension Day of Prophet Muhammad
- March 14: Nyepi (Day of Silence)
- April 2: Good Friday
- May 1: International Labor Day
- May 13: Ascension Day of Jesus Christ
- May 13-14: Idul Fitri
- May 26: Waisak
- June 1: Pancasila Day
- June 31: Idul Adha (Day of Sacrifice)
- Aug. 10: Islamic New Year
- Aug. 17: Independence Day
- Oct. 19: Birthday of Prophet Muhammad
- Dec. 25: Christmas Day
Mandatory collective leave days:
- May 12, 17-19: Collective holiday for Idul Fitri
- Dec. 27: Collective holiday for Christmas
The Manpower Ministry is expected to issue a follow-up regulation stipulating mandatory collective leaves for private companies, while a regulation for civil servants would fall under a presidential decree. (mfp)
