Many people in Poland wonder if Good Friday in 2025 will be a day off from work. Although in many European countries specified as Germany, Norway or Sweden, Good Friday is simply a day without work, nothing changes in Poland. April 18, 2025 is inactive a average working day, without the right to automatic leave.
Christmas Calendar Recipes and Changes
The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy is not planning any changes to the calendar of the holidays, which means that on April 18, 2025 workers should appear at work. Despite the proposed changes, the proposal to introduce large Friday as a day off from work to this day has not been implemented.
Free Days in Companies
However, any employers, peculiarly those with abroad capital or the corporate sector, decide to introduce a day off on Good Friday as part of interior regulations. It's an extra benefit for employees. If you want to know if you are free on Good Friday, delight contact the HR department or supervisor and ask if your employer is planning to give you the day off.
Shortened Working Hours
any schools, offices and colleges reduce working hours on this day, and any institutions close completely. It all depends on interior arrangements. Moreover, if you have a day to choice up for overtime or working Saturday, you can usage it just then. This is simply a large chance for an extended weekend!
Vacation planning
If you want a minute of breath, it is worth planning a vacation on April 18. This will give you 4 days off in a row – from Friday to Easter Monday. This is the perfect time for regeneration, travel or just peaceful holidays with loved ones.
Good Friday in another Countries
In many countries in the world, especially where the dominant religion is Christianity, Good Friday is simply a day off from work. In Europe, many countries recognise Good Friday as a state vacation and a day off from work. These include Germany, Norway, Sweden. besides in North and South America, Good Friday is simply a day off from work.
Poland and Good Friday
Although Poland is simply a Catholic country, Good Friday was never a day off from working in Poland. We have public holidays for Easter (Sunday and Monday), but not for Good Friday. This is influenced by tradition and the fact that in Polish culture it is simply a day of spiritual reflection alternatively than rest.
Discussions on Free Days
Should Poland follow another countries and add Good Friday to the list of days off? This is simply a subject for discussion, which comes back all now and then in the public debates and deliberations of the Sejm. fresh for days off from work in 2025 is Christmas Eve – December 24. In 2025, the following public holidays apply in Poland:
– fresh Year – January 1
– 3 Kings – January 6
– State Festival – May 1
– triumph Day – May 8
– God's Body – in June
– Christmas Eve – December 24
– Christmas – December 25 and 26
It is worth remembering that holidays may vary according to the findings within companies and institutions, so it is worth checking information with your employer.
