In the first half of June, Romanians working in the state or in private will have a three-day mini-holiday, due to the fact that the Pentecost is coming. Thus, the day of June 12 will be a day off on the occasion of the first day of Pentecost, the day of June 13 is the second day of Pentecost which will also be considered free. June 12 falls on a Sunday, while June 13 falls on a weekday or Monday.
Until the day of Pentecost, Romanians will have another day off during the week, namely Children’s Day on June 1, which falls on a Wednesday.
The next days off in 2022 are:
• June 1 (Wednesday) – Children’s Day;
• June 12 and June 13 (Sunday and Monday) – First and second day of Pentecost;
• August 15 (Monday) – Assumption of the Blessed Virgin;
• November 30 (Wednesday) – Saint Andrew;
• December 1 (Thursday) – Romania’s National Day;
• December 25 and December 26 (Sunday and Monday) – Christmas.
Employers whose employees work on public holidays are required to pay them compensation.
Under current law, employees are entitled to free time compensation for the next 30 days. In case this compensation cannot be granted, the employees are entitled to a salary increase of at least 100% of the basic salary.
Employers who do not give employees time off on non-working days or who do not reward them for their work on those days risk fines of between 5,000 and 10,000 lei.
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