Uzbekistan Working Calendar 2026: Public Holidays and Working Days

Public holidays under the Labour Code

Article 208 of the Labour Code sets a permanent list of holidays. If a weekend day falls on a holiday, the day off moves to the next working day after the holiday. There is no transfer for continuous production, daily public services or rotational (shift-camp) work. In addition, days off may be moved to other dates by Presidential decree.

• 1 January — New Year;
• 8 March — Women's Day;
• 21 March — Navruz;
• 9 May — Day of Remembrance and Honour;
• 1 September — Independence Day;
• 1 October — Teachers' and Mentors' Day;
• 8 December — Constitution Day;
• the first day of Ramadan (Ruza) Eid and the first day of Eid al-Adha (Kurban Hayit) — the dates are announced separately each year.

Eid dates in 2026

Presidential Resolution No. PP-106 of 17 March 2026 declared 20 March 2026 (Friday) the first day of Ramadan Eid. Resolution No. PP-194 of 20 May 2026 declared 27 May 2026 (Wednesday) as Eid al-Adha; under Article 208 of the Labour Code this is a non-working public holiday.

Extra days off and transfers under Decree UP-257

Decree No. UP-257 is in force until 1 January 2027 and sets extra non-working days and transfers for 2026. Some apply to all employees, some only to the six-day week or only to the five-day week.

• for all employees regardless of the type of working week — extra days off: Friday 2 January, Thursday 28 May, Friday 29 May, Monday 31 August;
• six-day week only — extra days off: Saturday 3 January, Saturday 30 May, Thursday 31 December;
• five-day week — transfers under Article 208: 8 March fell on a Sunday and 21 March and 9 May on a Saturday, so Monday 9 March, 23 March and 11 May become days off;
• five-day week — the day off is moved from Saturday 12 December to Thursday 31 December, so 12 December becomes a working day.

2026 non-working days by month

For convenience, the same dates grouped by month (excluding ordinary Saturdays and Sundays). Months not mentioned have no holidays or transferred days other than those listed.

• January: 1 January (holiday), 2 January (extra day for all), 3 January (extra day for the six-day week);
• March: 8 March (holiday, Sunday) → day off on 9 March for the five-day week; 20 March — Ramadan Eid; 21 March (Navruz, Saturday) → day off on 23 March for the five-day week;
• May: 9 May (Saturday) → day off on 11 May for the five-day week; 27 May — Eid al-Adha; 28 and 29 May — extra days for all; 30 May — extra day for the six-day week;
• August–September: 31 August — extra day for all; 1 September — Independence Day;
• October: 1 October — Teachers' and Mentors' Day;
• December: 8 December — Constitution Day; 12 December (Saturday) — working day for the five-day week; 31 December — day off for the five-day week (transfer) and extra day off for the six-day week.

How to calculate the standard working hours

Normal working time may not exceed 40 hours a week under either a five-day or six-day week (Article 182 of the Labour Code). The monthly hours norm is calculated from the five-day (or six-day) schedule, taking into account the non-working days above.

On the eve of public holidays, the working day is shortened for all employees by at least one hour (Article 187). Where shortening is impossible (continuous operations), the extra time is compensated with additional rest or, with the employee's consent, paid at overtime rates. The rule applies to days before Article 208 holidays, so timesheets should distinguish a public holiday from an extra day off granted by decree.

• count the month's working days for your working week, excluding holidays and extra days off and including transferred working days;
• multiply by the shift length (8 hours under a 40-hour five-day week);
• subtract one hour for each pre-holiday working day;
• for employees with reduced hours (under 18, disability groups I–II, harmful conditions) use their reduced duration.

Work on holidays and days off

Work on days off and public holidays is generally prohibited and allowed only in the cases listed in the Code — as a rule with the employee's written consent (Article 209). It is paid at no less than double rate; salaried employees receive at least a single daily or hourly rate on top of the salary. At the employee's request, another day off may be granted instead, in which case the work itself is paid at no less than the single rate (Article 263).

Holiday hours directly affect vacation pay and average earnings calculations.