6 Public & National Holidays To Fall On Weekends In 2024

Still got holiday blues? Do you already need a break from the office? Well, here’s your hush hush guide to which holidays will be falling when this year.

National HolidaysFreedom Day – Sunday 31st March

Sette Giugno – Friday 7th June

Victory Day – Sunday 8th September

Independence Day – Saturday 21st September

Republic Day – Friday 13th December

Public Holidays

New Year’s Day – Monday 1st January

Feast of St Paul’s Shipwreck – Saturday 10th February

Feast of St Joseph – Tuesday 19th March

Good Friday – Friday 29th March

Worker’s Day – Wednesday 1st May

Feast of St Peter and St Paul – Saturday 29th June

Feast of the Assumption – Thursday 15th August

Feast of the Immaculate Conception – Sunday 8th December

Christmas Day – Wednesday 25th December

In the upcoming year of 2024, a total of six significant national holidays in Malta will coincide with weekends.

This necessitates employers compensating for the “lost” days of rest by adding them to their employees’ leave entitlement.

The feasts of patron saint Paul (10th February), saints Peter and Paul (29th June), and Independence Day (21st September) will all fall on a Saturday, whereas Freedom Day (31st March) aligns with Easter Sunday, pushing Good Friday to the 29th of March.

Similarly, Victory Day (8th September) and the Immaculate Conception (8th December) both fall on a Sunday.

Maltese labor law dictates that if a national or public holiday occurs on a Saturday or Sunday, workers are entitled to an additional day of vacation leave, supplementing their annual leave entitlement for that particular year.

In 2024, you’ll also get two moreextended weekends due to the Sette Giugno commemoration (7th June) and Republic Day (13th December), both falling on a Friday. New Year’s Day was the sole holiday falling on a Monday for this year.

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