- Public holiday
- Transferred day off
- Weekend
- Working weekend day
- Shortened day
- Holiday without a day off
Countries compared in 2026
| Metric | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| Status | official |
| Working days | 246 |
| Weekends and holidays | 119 |
| Public holidays | 15 of them on weekends: 6 |
| Working hours, 40-hour week | 1968 |
| Minimum annual leave | calendar days: 24 |
| Month | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| January | 19 / 152 |
| February | 20 / 160 |
| March | 18 / 144 |
| April | 22 / 176 |
| May | 17 / 136 |
| June | 22 / 176 |
| July | 22 / 176 |
| August | 20 / 160 |
| September | 22 / 176 |
| October | 21 / 168 |
| November | 21 / 168 |
| December | 22 / 176 |
Holidays and transfers in 2026
Kazakhstan
| Date | Event | Note |
|---|---|---|
| , Th | New Year | day off |
| , Fr | New Year | day off |
| , We | Orthodox Christmas | day off |
| , Su | International Women's Day | day off |
| , Mo | Transferred day off | moved from March 8 |
| , Fr | Eid al-Fitr | no day off, the date may shift |
| , Sa | Nauryz | day off |
| , Su | Nauryz | day off |
| , Mo | Nauryz | day off |
| , Tu | Transferred day off | moved from March 21 |
| , We | Transferred day off | moved from March 22 |
| , Fr | Unity Day | day off |
| , Th | Defender of the Fatherland Day | day off |
| , Sa | Victory Day | day off |
| , Mo | Transferred day off | moved from May 9 |
| , We | Eid al-Adha | day off |
| , Mo | Capital Day | day off |
| , Su | Constitution Day | day off |
| , Mo | Transferred day off | moved from August 30 |
| , Su | Republic Day | day off |
| , Mo | Transferred day off | moved from October 25 |
| , We | Independence Day | day off |
Sources: xmlcalendar.ru
How days off and leave are counted
Kazakhstan
- If a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to the next working day.
- The government can swap working days and days off by decree.
- There are no shortened pre-holiday days.
- Annual leave is at least 24 calendar days. Holidays are not counted and extend it; transferred days off are charged.
- Religious holidays (Kurban Ait, Christmas) are not moved from weekends. The date of Kurban Ait follows the lunar calendar.