TOPIC:At CERN
Official holidays in 2027 and end-of-year closure 2027/2028
(In accordance with Articles R II 4.38 and R II 4.39 of the Staff Regulations)
Written by:
HR Department
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Official holidays in 2027 (in addition to special leave during the annual closure):
- Friday, 1st January (New Year)
- Friday, 26th March (Good Friday)
- Monday, 29th March (Easter Monday)
- Thursday, 6th May (Ascension Day)
- Friday, 7th May (Compensation granted for 1st May)
- Monday, 17th May (Whit Monday)
- Thursday, 9th September (“Jeûne genevois”)
- Friday, 24th December (Christmas Eve)
- Saturday, 25th December (Christmas)
- Friday, 31st December (New Year’s Eve)
Annual closure of the site of the Organization during the end-of-year holiday period
The Laboratory will be closed from Thursday 23rd December 2027 until Wednesday 5th January 2028 inclusive (without deduction of annual leave). The first working day of the New Year will be Thursday 6th January 2028.