Find out how we are relaxing in May 2020, how many days will be weekends, and which will be holidays and shortened days. Look at the calendar, it will help you plan your work and rest schedule.
How to relax in May is a question that is relevant every spring. This time too, the Government took care of postponing the holidays so that Russians would have more time to rest. This year we will have more vacations in May, as always, than in other months.
This year, employees can take three days off between the May holidays and have a full 11 days off. But new features and restrictions have appeared. UNP experts said:
Weekend in May 2020
This year, the transfer of rest days was approved by a government decree (the document is still in draft form). As many as three winter weekends have been moved to May:
- January 4 - May 4;
- January 5 - May 5.
So, in May we have two holidays waiting for us - May 1 - Spring and Labor Day, the second - May 9 - Victory Day. In this regard, we will rest like this:
- The first period is from May 1 to May 5 (5 days);
- The second period is from May 9 to May 11 (3 days).
May 1 – Labor Day, or Spring and Labor Festival. According to Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, it is considered a non-working holiday. Next, May 2 and 3 are Saturday and Sunday weekends, May 4 and May 5 are weekends postponed from January. April 30 is a shortened pre-holiday working day - shortened by one hour.
May 9 is the second holiday in May - Victory Day. May 10 - Sunday. And on the 11th we rest for the 9th, which falls on Saturday. Therefore, we will rest for three days in a row - from May 9 to May 11 inclusive.
How to book holidays in May 2020
Between holidays and after holidays there are working days. In total, according to the production calendar of the 20th year, in May:
- 31 - calendar day;
- 17 - working days;
- 14 - weekends and holidays.
Working hours in May:
- with a 40-hour work week - 135 hours;
- at 36 hours - 121.4 hours;
- at 24 hours - 80.6 hours.
But there are three working days between the holidays in May 2020, during which many people prefer to rest. You can arrange and pay for this time in different ways. We will tell you about possible payment methods and features (see table).
| Way | Features of registration and payment |
|---|---|
| Another vacation |
If the vacation is on schedule, the employee only needs to be notified of the start of the vacation two weeks in advance and an appropriate order is issued. If not on schedule, the employee must write a statement. The amount of vacation pay will depend on the number of vacation days. You can take a vacation for six days, including weekends - this way there will be no loss in salary. |
| Unpaid leave |
An employee can take unpaid leave for the May holidays. To do this, you need an application indicating the start date of the vacation and the number of days of rest. In this case, vacation pay is not paid. And the salary is calculated for the days worked in May. |
| Time off | Employees who previously worked overtime can take time off on May weekends and holidays (Article 153 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). An application with dates is required. PTO days reduce working hours in May. If the employee works the remaining days, he will receive full salary |
| Downtime at the initiative of the employer | Between holidays in May, the company may declare downtime for specific employees, departments, or all personnel. To do this, an order is issued that all employees must familiarize themselves with. If the employer is to blame for the downtime, at least 2/3 of the average salary is paid. If the downtime does not depend on the company and employees, then 2/3 of the salary (Article 157 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). |
| Weekends in the organization | The company may declare public holidays in May as days off. Employees must be notified of the decision in a separate order. You can pay for these days according to average earnings or set a reduced standard of working hours for May. That is, instead of 143 hours, write down 119 hours (143 hours – 8 hours × 3 days). Then employees are entitled to a full salary for May if they work 119 hours. Additional days off are not paid in this case. |
The first week of April is already approaching, which means that the May Day holidays will soon arrive, so it’s time to find out what days the holidays fall on in May 2017, how we relax and how much we relax in May.
Agree, it’s always nice to relax, especially if this weekend is accompanied by holidays, where you can always gather friends and have fun. Therefore, everyone is interested in learning about the weekend in May 2017, and therefore how we are relaxing, in advance in order to plan our pastime.
How to relax on May 1, 2017
The first May holiday falls on the first Monday and is May Day, Labor Day. How will we relax on May 1, 2017? Since the end of April falls on a weekend, and the first date, which is a holiday according to the calendar, falls on a Monday, there will be three days of rest.How we relax on May 9, 2017
Another pleasant moment will be the Victory Day weekend. As you remember, the seventh of January fell on a Saturday this year, and therefore the day off was postponed. It was just postponed to May 8th. Thanks to this, the question: “How do we relax on May 9, 2017?” - we will answer, for four whole days we will take a break from work and enjoy our vacation. Although, rest is a relative concept, because, most likely, all summer residents will spend this time at their dachas.How to relax in May 2017 calendar
In order to have a more clear opportunity to get acquainted with how we will relax in May 2017, we suggest viewing the calendar.
Ecuadorian authorities have denied Julian Assange asylum at the London embassy. The founder of WikiLeaks was detained by British police, and this has already been called the biggest betrayal in the history of Ecuador. Why are they taking revenge on Assange and what awaits him?
Australian programmer and journalist Julian Assange became widely known after the website WikiLeaks, which he founded, published secret documents from the US State Department in 2010, as well as materials related to military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
But it was quite difficult to find out who the police, supporting by the arms, were leading out of the building. Assange had grown a beard and looked nothing like the energetic man he had previously appeared in photographs.
According to Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno, Assange was denied asylum due to his repeated violations of international conventions.
He is expected to remain in custody at a central London police station until he appears at Westminster Magistrates' Court.
Why is the President of Ecuador accused of treason?
Former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa called the current government's decision the biggest betrayal in the country's history. “What he (Moreno - editor’s note) did is a crime that humanity will never forget,” Correa said.
London, on the contrary, thanked Moreno. The British Foreign Office believes that justice has triumphed. The representative of the Russian diplomatic department, Maria Zakharova, has a different opinion. “The hand of “democracy” is squeezing the throat of freedom,” she noted. The Kremlin expressed hope that the rights of the arrested person will be respected.
Ecuador sheltered Assange because the former president had left-of-center views, criticized U.S. policies and welcomed WikiLeaks' release of secret documents about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even before the Internet activist needed asylum, he managed to personally meet Correa: he interviewed him for the Russia Today channel.
However, in 2017, the government in Ecuador changed, and the country set a course towards rapprochement with the United States. The new president called Assange “a stone in his shoe” and immediately made it clear that his stay on the embassy premises would not be prolonged.
According to Correa, the moment of truth came at the end of June last year, when US Vice President Michael Pence arrived in Ecuador for a visit. Then everything was decided. “You have no doubt: Lenin is simply a hypocrite. He has already agreed with the Americans on the fate of Assange. And now he is trying to make us swallow the pill, saying that Ecuador is supposedly continuing the dialogue,” Correa said in an interview with the Russia Today channel.
How Assange made new enemies
The day before his arrest, WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristin Hrafnsson said that Assange was under total surveillance. “WikiLeaks uncovered a large-scale espionage operation against Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy,” he noted. According to him, cameras and voice recorders were placed around Assange, and the information received was transferred to the Donald Trump administration.
Hrafnsson clarified that Assange was going to be expelled from the embassy a week earlier. This did not happen only because WikiLeaks released this information. A high-ranking source told the portal about the plans of the Ecuadorian authorities, but the head of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry, Jose Valencia, denied the rumors.
Assange's expulsion was preceded by the corruption scandal surrounding Moreno. In February, WikiLeaks published a package of INA Papers, which traced the operations of the offshore company INA Investment, founded by the brother of the Ecuadorian leader. Quito said it was a conspiracy between Assange and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and former Ecuadorian leader Rafael Correa to overthrow Moreno.
In early April, Moreno complained about Assange's behavior at Ecuador's London mission. “We must protect the life of Mr. Assange, but he has already crossed all boundaries in terms of violating the agreement that we came to with him,” the president said. “This does not mean that he cannot speak freely, but he cannot lie and hack.” ". At the same time, back in February last year it became known that Assange at the embassy was deprived of the opportunity to interact with the outside world, in particular, his Internet access was cut off.
Why Sweden stopped its prosecution of Assange
At the end of last year, Western media, citing sources, reported that Assange would be charged in the United States. This was never officially confirmed, but it was because of Washington’s position that Assange had to take refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy six years ago.
In May 2017, Sweden stopped investigating two rape cases in which the portal’s founder was accused. Assange demanded compensation from the country's government for legal costs in the amount of 900 thousand euros.
Earlier, in 2015, Swedish prosecutors also dropped three charges against him due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.
Where did the investigation into the rape case lead?
Assange arrived in Sweden in the summer of 2010, hoping to receive protection from American authorities. But he was investigated for rape. In November 2010, a warrant was issued for his arrest in Stockholm, and Assange was put on the international wanted list. He was detained in London, but was soon released on bail of 240 thousand pounds.
In February 2011, a British court decided to extradite Assange to Sweden, after which a number of successful appeals followed for the WikiLeaks founder.
British authorities placed him under house arrest before deciding whether to extradite him to Sweden. Breaking his promise to the authorities, Assange asked for asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy, which was granted to him. Since then, the UK has had its own claims against the WikiLeaks founder.
What awaits Assange now?
The man was re-arrested on a US extradition request for publishing classified documents, police said. At the same time, Deputy Head of the British Foreign Ministry Alan Duncan said that Assange would not be sent to the United States if he faced the death penalty there.
In the UK, Assange is likely to appear in court on the afternoon of April 11. This is stated on the WikiLeaks Twitter page. British authorities are likely to seek a maximum sentence of 12 months, the man's mother said, citing his lawyer.
At the same time, Swedish prosecutors are considering reopening the rape investigation. Attorney Elizabeth Massey Fritz, who represented the victim, will seek this.
It is no secret that most workers try to make the most of the first and second May holidays. But you need to prepare for this in advance. In this consultation, we analyze in detail how we rest in May 2018: how many calendar days have been declared official holidays and which Russian Government has approved the transfer of rest days.
Long awaited days
Usually, New Year's holidays and weekends fly by quite quickly, which allow millions of workers to have a wonderful rest. In addition, the combination of weekends and holidays promotes spending time with family and loved ones. In addition, even a minimum number of consecutive days of rest does not exclude unforgettable travel and atmosphere.
Such a wise government decision as postponing weekends and providing the population with adequate rest, taking into account holidays, is repeated more than once every year. Thus, a well-thought-out schedule of missing working days allows you to create additional rest for almost everyone at certain periods of the year.
This year's celebration will be no exception:
- World Labor Day – May 1;
- Great Victory Day - May 9.
Victory Day still makes people understand and remember at what cost it was received by the older generations of their family and country.
At the same time, on May 1, many go to the dacha, to their country cottage, to prepare everything for planting a new crop and/or summer vacation. Therefore, it is very important for everyone to understand how we relax on official weekends during the May holidays in 2018.
Weekend calendar in May 2018
For 2018, there is a production calendar that takes into account all official working days, weekends and holidays. It was based on the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated October 14, 2017 No. 1250, which defines the transfer of weekends.
May 1 – Labor and Spring Day
This holiday almost always allows you to be outside the city and spend more time with friends and family. Many Russians go to their summer cottages to prepare them for planting the future crop and generally spending the summer. And for many, this is an opportunity to simply be in nature, which already delights with its warmth and notes of summer.
It is worth noting that today about 142 countries around the world celebrate this holiday in order to emphasize the importance of every worker and working person. In many Russian cities on this day, trade unions and large organizations bring their representatives to rallies and marches as a sign of solidarity.
Great Victory Day – May 9
For more than 70 years, Russia and the whole world have been marking the events of the end of World War II, where a serious threat to all humanity was defeated - Nazi Germany and other countries that carried its ideology were destroyed. On this day, military parades and colorful processions of military equipment are held, emphasizing the importance of maintaining peace and stability throughout the planet.
In Russia, spring is eagerly awaited, especially the May holidays.
In particular, these holidays await:
- those who like to relax in nature, because the warm sun warms you so temptingly and invites you to fresh air that it’s hard to resist;
- summer residents, gardeners and gardeners, for them the beginning of May is a crucial period of preparation for the season;
- travelers, for these people, the May holidays are another chance to explore new territories and gain emotions.
Weekend in May 2019 how we relax
This year the May holidays begin almost immediately after and will be divided into two parts:
- from 01.05.19 to 05.05.19
- from 05/09/19 to 05/12/19 inclusive.
Anyone who wants to relax without interruption will have to look for loopholes.
A little history of the May holidays
May Day originated in 1886 in America. After the workers began to strike, tired of the arbitrariness of employers. In 1890, these unrest reached Russia.
After the October Revolution of 1917 this holiday was made an official holiday with demonstrations. Subsequently, they became a mandatory event on May 1st.
Victory Day.
This day is dedicated to the victory in World War II, the USSR over Hitler's Germany.
On May 9, 1945, after receiving the act of surrender, Stalin I.V. signed a decree on an official day off. People rejoiced with joy, and heavy gun salutes were fired all over the country.
The parade of military equipment and personnel of the Armed Forces took place on June 24, 1945. After the war, it was necessary to prepare people and equipment for the parade.
In connection with the devastation and restoration of the country from ruins, in 1947. the day off was cancelled. After stabilization of the situation in the country, in 1965. May 9th was made an official day off. Throughout the country, parades and celebrations began to be held, and wreaths were laid at the monuments of those who fought in this war.
The passage of the Immortal Regiment is a tribute to the liberating soldiers who fought for peace and freedom of the future generation.
How to spend the May weekend
For lovers of outdoor recreation, this is a long-awaited time.
- Skewers should be flexible and elastic. Must remain level at all times. Then the meat will dress well and the risk of injury will be minimized.
- Place the meat along the grain. Do not add vinegar and lemon to the marinade, they make the meat tough.
- When assembling cheap barbecues, take care of your hands and wear gloves. These grills have sharp edges and can cause cuts.
- When using the lighter mixture, do not put your face close to the coals. Possible unexpected ignition.
- Light a fire only in officially approved places. After a picnic, leave your mess tidy.
Marinade recipe:
- meat;
- bulb onions;
- kefir or other fermented milk product;
- peppercorns;
- a couple of bay leaves;
- spices to taste.
Preparation:
- Cut the meat into pieces about the size of a matchbox, chop the onion, place in a container, add pepper, fermented milk product, marinate for 3 - 5 hours. Add spices to taste.
- Place on the skewer along the grain.
- Between pieces of meat you can put tomatoes and onions cut into rings.
- Serve with vegetables and herbs.
Bon appetit.
Summer residents, gardeners and gardeners.
Relaxing in the garden combines business with pleasure. By resting in this way, a person receives a boost of energy thanks to fresh air and physical activity.
At the beginning of May, when the earth has warmed up, you need to prepare the soil and seedlings. Plant plants that are now in need of time. Equip greenhouses and greenhouses. Clean up the area, make minor repairs to the house after wintering.
They are like bees; even the whole of May will not be enough for them to prepare for the season. The result will not take long to arrive. In just 2-3 months the first fruits will appear. This will add positive emotions to their piggy bank and fresh vitamins to the body.
When carrying out preparatory work, you should not overload, so as not to damage your back or limbs after winter stagnation. Wear gloves to avoid chafing your hands and getting calluses.
Lovers of travel.
For those who like to travel, during this period travel agencies offer trips with favorable conditions. In different directions. Starting from the “near abroad”, which are not officially considered Turkey, Greece, etc., ending with Crimea and trips along the Golden Ring of Russia.
Recently, pilgrimage trips have been gaining popularity. These are trips to holy places in the world or Russia.
Israel is considered the main holy place for Christian pilgrims. People from all over the world flock there.
In Russia, such places include:
- Kolomna, Moscow region;
- Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl region;
- Vladimir, Vladimir region;
- Valaam island in Karelia.
This is not the entire list of pilgrimage destinations. Russia is rich in holy places.
The monasteries will be happy to provide hotels with the necessary amenities. In the refectory you will be allowed to taste real monastery food, which is prepared from the products of our own farmstead.
A pilgrimage trip is a way to have a cultural holiday and learn a lot of interesting and useful things about the country and religion. After returning from a pilgrimage trip, you return enlightened and distracted from the bustle of the metropolis and pressing problems. But it is better to prepare for such a trip in advance.
The May holidays can be an excellent opportunity to start transforming your dacha. On the site you can start building a toilet, gazebo or even a pond, equipment and materials for which you can pick up from our sponsor ().
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Regardless of what kind of vacation you choose, you need to prepare for it in advance. The better you prepare, the better you will spend it. But don't overdo it.
For example, you should not take a barbell with you with the expectation that you will exercise while traveling or on a trip.
