Uzbekistan Labor Calendar 2025 - Weekends and Holidays

Introduction

Planning work and leisure time for the coming year is an important task for many enterprises, organizations and citizens. To effectively organize your work process, vacations and trips, you should familiarize yourself with the production calendar and major holidays in advance. In this article, we will discuss the official holidays of 2025 in Uzbekistan, religious celebrations, as well as weekend postponements and working hours.

Official holidays in 2025

According to the production calendar approved by the government, non-working days in 2025 are:

1. January 1 (Wednesday) — New Year.
2. March 8 (Saturday) — International Women's Day.
   • The additional day of rest is postponed to March 10 (Monday).
3. March 21 (Friday) — Navruz (Spring Festival).
   • Creates a three-day weekend (March 21—23).
4. March 31 (Monday) — Ruza Hayit (Eid al-Fitr), the first day after the holy month of Ramadan.
5. May 9 (Friday) — Day of Remembrance and Honor.
6. June 7 (Saturday) — Kurban Hayit (Eid al-Adha).
   • The extra day off is transferred to June 9 (Monday).
7. September 1 (Monday) — Independence Day.
8. October 1 (Wednesday) — Teacher and Mentor Day.
9. December 8 (Monday) — Constitution Day.

It's important! The dates of religious holidays (Ruza Hayit and Kurban Hayit) are based on the lunar calendar and can be adjusted by official decrees.

Additional days off and postponesIn 2025, several holidays fall on or are combined with weekends, which creates extended rest periods. Important transfers and compensations:

• January 2 (Thursday): postponed holiday from Saturday, January 4 (for a five-day working week).
• March 10 (Monday): compensation for March 8, which fell on Saturday.
• June 9 (Monday): postponement due to Kurban Hayit.
• March 22 and 28, May 6-7: dates can be adjusted to form a long weekend.

Schedule for rescheduling working days

• January 6 → January 11 (for a six-day work week).
• April 28 → April 26.
• July 4 → July 12.

Working hours and shortened daysTotal days

• Total days per year: 365
• Working days: 252—255 (depending on the five- or six-day week schedule)
• Weekends and holidays: 110-113

Working hours (for a 40-hour week)

• January: 176 hours
• Mart: 160 hours (including holidays)
• December: 176 hours

Shortened working daysOn the eve of public holidays, working hours are reduced by 1 hour. For example, March 30 (before Ruza Hayit) .Seasonal features

1. New Year holidays: for a five-day working week, a vacation is possible from December 28, 2024 to January 2, 2025.
2. Summer holidays: In June, the weekend will last from June 7 to 9 (Kurban Hayit).
3. Autumn weekend: September 1 (Independence Day) is combined with the weekend of August 30—31, which allows you to organize a short vacation at the end of summer.

Important nuances

1. Preliminary status: The calendar can be adjusted by presidential decrees. Stay tuned for news and official sources.
2. Specifics of enterprises: Some organizations may have their own transfer schedules, the main thing is to comply with the Labor Code.
3. Shortened days: Don't forget to take into account the reduction in working hours before the holidays when drawing up schedules.

Holidays and weekend calendar for 2025

Below is a short calendar, taking into account major state and religious holidays, as well as postponements.