Long holiday weekends for Christmas, New Year
Published:Thursday | December 1, 2022 | 10:08 PM
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has advised that the Holiday (Public General) Act provides that whenever Christmas Day falls on a Sunday, then the Monday (December 26) and the Tuesday (December 27) are to be observed as Public General Holidays.
Consequently, the public is being advised that as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday this year; Monday, December 26, 2022, and Tuesday, December 27, 2022, will be observed as Public General Holidays.
Similarly, the ministry said, as New Year's Day falls on a Sunday; Monday, January 2, 2023, will be observed as a Public General Holiday.
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