Strategic planningWhen should you take your holidays in 2022?
What are the most strategic moments of 2022 to take a couple of days off? Our colleagues from 5minutes are seemingly in the holiday mood already and looked at the best dates to extend your weekends or holidays.
1 January fell on a Saturday, but don’t worry: the Luxembourg Labour Code states that employees may benefit from a compensatory day of leave that can be used within three months of when a public holiday falls on a weekend.
In 2022, there are five weekends that extend to three days: Easter (Monday, 18 April), Europe Day (Monday, 9 May), Whit Monday (6 June), Assumption (Monday, 15 August), and Boxing Day (26 December).
Then there are three holiday dates that, with a day off before or after, can connect to a longer weekend: Ascension Day (Thursday, 26 May), National Day (Thursday, 23 June) and All Saint’s Day (Tuesday, 1 November).
So make sure to plan smartly in 2022 and hand in your holiday requests well in advance!
List of public holidays
- New Year: Saturday, 1 January 2022
- Easter Monday: Monday, 18 April 2022 (three-day weekend)
- Workers’ Day: Sunday, 1 May 2022
- Europe Day: Monday, 9 May 2022 (three-day weekend)
- Ascension: Thursday, 26 May 26 2022 (possibility to bridge the gap with a leave of absence on Friday)
- Whit Monday: Monday 6 June 2022 (three-day weekend)
- National holiday: Thursday, 23 June 2022 (possibility to bridge the gap with a holiday on Friday)
- Assumption: Monday, 15 August 2022 (three-day weekend)
- All Saints’ Day: Tuesday, 1 November 2022 (possibility to bridge the gap with a holiday on Monday)
- Christmas: Sunday, 25 December 2022
- 2nd Christmas Day: Monday, 26 December (three-day weekend)
