Total number of holidays in 2025 – Full pay

Holidays in 2025 according to labor law: Tet holidays, paid holidays, Lunar New Year holidays, New Year holidays, other holidays.

Total number of paid leave days in 2025 for employees

The total number of paid leave days in 2025 that employees can take includes holidays, Tet and annual leave days.

1. Total number of holidays and Tet holidays in 2025 for employees

According to the provisions of Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, holidays and Tet holidays on which employees are entitled to take time off with full pay include:

1. New Year’s Day: 1 day (January 1st);
2. Lunar New Year: 5 days;
3. Hung King’s Commemoration Day: 1 day (March 10th lunar calendar);
4. Victory Day (Unification Day): 1 day (April 30);
5. International Labor Day: 1 day (May 1st);
6. National Day: 2 days (September 2 and 1 day before or after).

Note:

The number of holidays and Tet holidays as prescribed above is the minimum number of days off that employees are entitled to. In reality, depending on the decision of each company, employees have different numbers of days off with full pay, but they must not be less than the minimum number of days off prescribed by law.

2. Total number of annual leave days of employees

Pursuant to the provisions of Point a, Clause 1 and Clause 2, Article 113 of the 2019 Labor Code, the number of annual leave days of employees is calculated as follows:

➨ For employees who have worked for 12 months for an employer (NSDLĐ)

The number of annual leave days with full pay is based on the Labor Contract, specifically:

• People working under normal conditions: 12 working days;
• Underage workers, disabled people, people doing heavy, dangerous, or toxic jobs: 14 working days;
• People doing especially heavy, dangerous, or toxic work: 16 working days.

➨ For employees who have worked less than 12 months for an employer

The number of days of annual leave with full pay is calculated proportionally to the number of months the person works.

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From (1) and (2) it can be concluded that, under normal working conditions and the employee working for 12 months at the company, the total number of days off that the employee will receive full pay in 2025 will be 23 days.

>> Reference: Paid holidays.

Holiday schedule for the year according to the 2025 solar calendar

1. New Year Holiday Schedule 2025

Pursuant to Point a, Clause 1, Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, employees are entitled to 1 day off with full pay on the occasion of New Year 2025.

At the same time, Article 13 of the Law on Cadres and Civil Servants 2008 and Article 13 of the Law on Public Employees 2010 stipulate that for cadres, civil servants and public employees, annual leave, holidays and personal leave are also based on labor laws.

Note:

If the weekly day off coincides with New Year’s Day 2025, employees will be given compensatory weekly day off on the next working day (stipulated in Clause 3, Article 111 of the 2019 Labor Code).

2. Lunar New Year Holiday Schedule 2025 (Lunar New Year)

Pursuant to Point b, Clause 1, Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, on the occasion of Lunar New Year (Tet), employees will be entitled to 5 days off with full pay.

Specifically, the 2025 Lunar New Year holiday schedule for employees, cadres, civil servants and public employees is as follows:

➨ For employees, cadres, civil servants, and public employees of administrative agencies, public service agencies, political organizations, or socio-political organizations: The total number of days off for Lunar New Year 2025 is 9 days, specifically from January 25, 2025 to February 2, 2025.

➨ For other workers

Encourage businesses to give employees the Lunar New Year holiday like state officials and civil servants, which means they will also have a holiday from January 25, 2025 to February 20, 2025.

In case the enterprise gives employees 5 days off for Lunar New Year 2025 (the minimum number of days according to regulations), the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs requires the employer to decide to choose 1 of the 3 following Tet holiday options:

 

3. Hung King’s Commemoration Day Holiday Schedule 2025

Pursuant to Point e, Clause 1, Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, on the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day, employees are entitled to take a day off with full pay every year on March 10, 2025 of the lunar calendar.

Accordingly, Hung King’s Commemoration Day in 2025 falls on Monday (April 7, 2025), so for cadres, civil servants, public employees and employees who do not work on Saturday and Sunday, they will have a day off from April 5, 2025 to April 7, 2025.

4. Holiday schedule April 30 and May 1, 2025

Pursuant to the provisions of Point c and Point d, Clause 1, Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, every year, employees are entitled to take leave with full pay on the holidays of April 30 and May 1 as follows:

• Victory Day: 1 day off (April 30);
• International Labor Day: 1 day off (May 1st).

In Official Dispatch No. 8726/VPCP-KGVX of 2024 of the Government Office, the Prime Minister agreed with the proposal to swap working days on the occasion of the April 30 and May 1, 2025 holidays of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs, specifically swapping working days from Friday (May 2, 2025) to Saturday (April 26, 2025) for 5 consecutive days off.

5. National Day Holiday Schedule 2025

According to the provisions of Point d, Clause 1, Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, on the National Day holiday every year, employees are entitled to 2 days off with full pay, specifically September 2 and the day before or after.

In Official Dispatch 8726/VPCP-KGVX of 2024 on the 2025 National Day holiday schedule, the Prime Minister agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to have National Day holiday on September 2 and the day immediately preceding it (September 1, 2025).

Note:

If the weekly day off coincides with a holiday, the employee is entitled to take the weekly day off in lieu on the next working day (stipulated in Clause 3, Article 111 of the 2019 Labor Code).

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Thus, for cadres, civil servants, employees of administrative agencies, public service agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations who do not work on Saturdays and Sundays, they will have a total of 22 holidays and Tet holidays in 2025, including:

• 11 official holidays;
• 11 days off in lieu, consecutive days off due to falling on weekly holidays and swapping working days.

For employees in other categories, the holiday schedule for Tet 2025 will depend on the specific regulations of each unit where that person works.

Can I work on holidays? Regulations on calculating wages on holidays

According to Article 98 of the 2019 Labor Code, if an employee works on a Tet holiday, he/she will receive at least 300% of his/her salary, not including the Tet holiday salary if the employee receives a daily salary.

In addition, if working at night, employees will be paid at least 30% more than the salary of a normal working day and 20% of the salary of a Tet holiday.

Specifically, the salary for working on the occasion of Tet holiday 2025 of employees is calculated as follows:

 

Questions about public holidays in 2025 for employees according to law

1. What is the total number of paid holidays in 2025?

The total number of holidays and Tet holidays that employees are entitled to take off work and receive full pay in 2025 is 11 days, including:

1. New Year’s Day: 1 day (January 1st);
2. Lunar New Year: 5 days;
3. Hung King’s Commemoration Day: 1 day (March 10th lunar calendar);
4. Victory Day: 1 day (April 30);
5. International Labor Day: 1 day (May 1st);
6. National Day: 2 days (September 2 and 1 day before or after).

2. What is the total number of public holidays in 2025?

According to regulations, for officials, civil servants, and employees of state agencies who do not work on Saturdays and Sundays, they will have 22 days off for Tet in 2025, including:

• 11 official holidays;
• 11 days off in lieu, consecutive days off due to falling on weekly holidays (Saturday, Sunday) and alternating working days.

For employees in other categories, the holiday schedule for Tet 2025 will depend on the specific regulations of each unit where that person works.

3. What is the state’s 2025 Lunar New Year holiday schedule?

On the occasion of Lunar New Year 2025, cadres, civil servants, public employees, and employees of administrative agencies, public service agencies, political organizations, and socio-political organizations will have 9 consecutive days off from January 25, 2025 to February 2, 2025 (December 26 – January 5 of the lunar calendar).

4. What is the holiday schedule for employees on April 30 and May 1, 2025?

Employees will have a total of 5 consecutive days off on April 30 and May 1, 2025, specifically from April 30, 2025 to May 4, 2025.

5. How many days off will there be for National Day 2025?

On National Day 2025, employees will have a total of 4 consecutive days off, specifically from August 30, 2025 to September 2, 2025.

6. How much salary will I get if I work on Tet holiday 2025?

According to regulations, the salary for working on the occasion of Tet holiday in 2025 of employees is calculated as follows:

• Daytime Work: Get at least 400% salary;
• Night work: Get at least 490% of salary.

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