Official holidays in 2020 (in addition to the special leave during the annual closure):
| Date | Occasion | |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | 1 January | New Year |
| Friday | 10 April | Good Friday |
| Monday | 13 April | Easter Monday |
| Friday | 1 May | 1st May |
| Thursday | 21 May | Ascension day |
| Monday | 1 June | Whit Monday |
| Thursday | 10 September | Jeûne genevois |
| Thursday | 24 December | Christmas Eve |
| Friday | 25 December | Christmas Day |
| Thursday | 31 December | New Year’s Eve |
Annual closure of the site of the Organization during the Christmas holidays and days of special leave granted by the Director-General:
The Laboratory will be closed from Saturday, 19 December 2020 to Sunday 3 January 2021 inclusive (without deduction of annual leave).
The first working day in the New Year will be Monday, 4 January 2021.