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Global holiday guide

Office Holidays Around the World

Office holidays identify dates whose stored scope includes offices or workplace closure. They are a planning category, not a claim that every private employer, public body, remote team or essential service must close.

265active date records
23countries represented
53holiday identities
34dates awaiting confirmation

Office Holidays in 2028

A bounded selection from the category data; country calendars remain the source for complete annual schedules.

Countries represented in 2028

Only explicitly reviewed country/type guides are linked.

🇧🇭 Bahrain3 dates · 3 unconfirmed
🇧🇩 Bangladesh2 dates · 2 unconfirmed
🇨🇦 Canada7 dates
🇫🇷 France4 dates · 4 unconfirmed
🇩🇪 Germany4 dates · 4 unconfirmed
🇮🇩 Indonesia2 dates
🇯🇵 Japan2 dates
🇰🇼 Kuwait3 dates · 3 unconfirmed
🇲🇾 Malaysia2 dates
🇳🇿 New Zealand6 dates
🇵🇰 Pakistan3 dates
🇵🇭 Philippines4 dates · 4 unconfirmed
🇸🇬 Singapore4 dates
🇿🇦 South Africa3 dates
🇰🇷 South Korea7 dates
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka1 dates · 1 unconfirmed
🇹🇭 Thailand1 dates · 1 unconfirmed
🇻🇳 Vietnam1 dates · 1 unconfirmed

Related holiday identities

Identities are deduplicated even when a holiday carries several classifications.

New Year's Day15 dates · 14 countries
Christmas Day11 dates · 11 countries
Labour Day7 dates · 7 countries
National Day4 dates · 3 countries
Independence Day3 dates · 3 countries
Boxing Day2 dates · 2 countries
Constitution Day2 dates · 2 countries
Liberation Day2 dates · 2 countries
All Saints Day1 dates · 1 countries
ANZAC Day1 dates · 1 countries
Canada Day1 dates · 1 countries
German Unity Day1 dates · 1 countries
Memorial Day1 dates · 1 countries
National Foundation Day1 dates · 1 countries
Pakistan Day1 dates · 1 countries
Quaid-e-Azam Day1 dates · 1 countries
Remembrance Day1 dates · 1 countries
Thanksgiving1 dates · 1 countries

What qualifies for this category

This collection resolves active national rows through the explicit office-holiday flag. It excludes dates merely mapped to an office-related holiday identity when the country/date record does not carry office scope.

Legal and geographic variation

Workplace effects depend on labour law, collective agreements, employment contracts, sector rules and operational necessity. Public and office holidays frequently overlap, but neither label alone determines an individual employee’s pay or attendance.

Dates and confirmation

The calendar includes fixed, movable and announcement-dependent dates. Projected entries remain visibly qualified until the relevant annual authority confirms them.

Workplace planning

Use these dates to identify potential staffing and deadline risks, then confirm the applicable workplace rule. International teams should check the employee’s work location rather than only the employer’s headquarters.

Banking and payments

Office closure does not guarantee bank or market closure. Payment and filing deadlines should be checked against the responsible institution’s own calendar.

Schools and institutions

Office calendars do not replace school calendars. Schools may observe additional term breaks, regional days or institution-specific closure periods.

Travel planning

Government counters, consular services and commercial offices may use reduced schedules. Verify appointments and document-processing times before travel.

Frequently asked questions

Does an office holiday require every business to close?

No. Coverage depends on local law, sector and the applicable employment arrangement.

How are international teams affected?

Teams should plan around the rules and calendar applying to each worker’s location.

Are projected dates treated as confirmed closures?

No. Projected and announcement-dependent dates remain explicitly labelled.

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