Public Holidays in 2024

For convenience of all enterprises/establishments and workers/employees, and in accordance with the Prakas on Public Holidays in 2024 dated 16 January 2024 (“Prakas”) from the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (“MLVT”), the MLVT has integrated the public holiday of Peace Day on 29 December into the annual public holiday schedule.

The Prakas provides workers/employees of enterprises/establishments under Article 1 of Cambodian Labor Law with paid public holidays following calendars as below:

Any enterprises/establishments having business activities of a global nature requiring daily operation and cannot be halted, and allowing all workers/employees to take the public holidays at the same time would have negative effects on public interests or the operation of the enterprises/establishments, owners/directors of the enterprises/establishments can arrange the workers/employees to have the public holidays in a rotating manner.

In the event that there is an agreement between the employees/workers and the employer, or if there are Internal Labor Regulation of enterprises/establishments or Collective Bargaining Agreements, the public holidays can be taken on days different from the public holidays stipulated in this Prakas.

The owners/directors shall prepare a name list of employees/workers who have to take their public holidays in the rotating manner and must keep a record at all times for an inspection by labor inspectors.
During the rotating day off, the owners/directors can have other workers/employees temporarily work to replace the employees/workers who are taking public holidays.

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