Six public holidays to fall on a weekend in 2019

Almost half of the year's public holiday's in 2019 will be falling on weekends. However, workers will be receiving an additional day of leave

St Paul's Shipwreck is one of the feasts that will be falling on a weekend
St Paul's Shipwreck is one of the feasts that will be falling on a weekend

Almost half of the year’s public holidays will be falling on a weekend in 2019, but workers will also be receiving an additional day of leave as announced in last October’s budget speech.

In 2019, full-time employees will be entitled to a total of 26 days of paid leave, following the publication of a legal notice, which for the second year running has seen workers given an extra day of leave.

The Labour Party had pledged before the last general election give the country’s workers back all public holidays falling on a weekend, which in 2019 will amount to six.

St Paul’s Shipwreck, Freedom Day, the feast of St Peter and St Paul, Our Lady of Victories, Independence Day and the Immaculate Conception will all be falling on a Saturday or Sunday, meaning Maltese workers will essentially be missing out on six days off-days.

Workers will be getting two long weekends as both the feast of Sette Giugno and Republic Day will be falling on a Friday.