In 2025, the public holidays on which no work is performed are:
– January 1 and 2 – New Year
– 6 January – Epiphany
– January 7 – St. John the Baptist
– January 24 – Day of the Union of the Romanian Principalities
– April 18 – 21 – Orthodox Easter
– May 1 – Labor Day
– June 1 – Children’s Day
– June 8 and 9 – Pentecost
– August 15 – Assumption
– November 30 – St. Andrew the Apostle
– December 1 – National Day of Romania
– December 25 and 26 – Christmas
Two days will also be granted for each of the 3 annual religious holidays, declared as such by legal religious denominations other than Christian denominations, for persons belonging to them.
For employees who belong to a legal, Christian religious cult, the days off for Good Friday – the last Friday before Easter, the first and second days of Easter, the first and second days of Pentecost are granted according to the date on which they are celebrated by that cult.
Employees who have been granted days off for Good Friday – the last Friday before Easter, the first and second days of Easter, the first and second days of Pentecost, both on the dates established for the legal, Christian religious denomination to which they belong and for another Christian denomination, shall make up the additional days off on a schedule established by the employer.
Employees who work in workplaces where the activity cannot be interrupted due to the nature of the production process or the specifics of the activity, shall be compensated with adequate time off within the next 30 days.
If, for justified reasons, days off are not granted, employees shall benefit, for work performed on public holidays, from a supplement to the basic salary which may not be less than 100% of the basic salary corresponding to the work performed during the normal working hours.