The mobile/ski holiday is coming up in February. PHOTO: Pixabay
Students, teachers, as well as employees from several institutions will benefit from a day off on January 24, according to the provisions of the Labor Code. Employers who require employees to work on public holidays are required to provide compensation either with pay or a day off at a later date.
In January 2025, employees in Romania benefited from 4 legal days off (until January 24). In total, the year 2025 includes 17 days off provided by the state, of which 13 are on weekdays and 4 on weekends.
Mobile/skiing holiday for students
In February, there will be a ski holiday or mobile holiday, according to the school schedule. This will last for one week, between February 10 and March 2, 2025, the period being established by the county or Bucharest school inspectorates. Only one county in Romania, namely Bistrița-Năsăud, has decided that the mobile/ski holiday will be between February 10-14, 2025.
21 of the country’s counties will have a mobile holiday between February 17-21. We are talking about the counties of Bihor, Sălaj, Cluj, Timiș, Hunedoara, Caraș-Severin, Mehedinți, Gorj, Vâlcea, Argeș, Olt, Teleorman, Dâmbovița, Prahova, Giurgiu, Călăraşi, Ialomița, Brăila, Buzău, Vrancea, Vaslui.
Legal days off left for 2025
April 18 – Easter Good Friday (Friday);
April 20 – Easter (Sunday);
April 21 – Easter Monday (Monday);
May 1 – Labor Day (Thursday);
June 1 – Children’s Day (Sunday);
June 8 – Pentecost (Sunday);
June 9 – Second day of Pentecost (Monday);
August 15 – Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Friday);
November 30 – Saint Andrew (Sunday);
December 1 – Romania’s National Day (Monday);
December 25 – the first day of Christmas (Thursday);
December 26 – Day after Christmas (Friday).
