The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine did not adopt any decisions regarding the transfer of working days during the Christmas week of 2005, therefore, most likely, there will be only two additional days off - January 3 (Monday), as well as January 7 (Friday).
This was reported on December 9 with reference to information from the government secretariat by the program "Business World" on the First National Television Channel of Ukraine.
According to a secretariat employee, the provisions of the Code of Labor Laws of Ukraine (KZpP) will apply, according to which, if a holiday or non-working day coincides with a day off, the day off is transferred to the day following the holiday or non-working day.
Since the official days off for the Christmas week established by the KZpP are: January 1 - New Year (in 2005 it falls on Saturday) and January 7 - Christmas (in 2005 it falls on Friday), only one day will be transferred - the day off from January 1 to Monday, January 3.
That is, during the Christmas week the days off will be - January 1-3 (Saturday-Monday), as well as January 7-9 (Friday-Sunday).
As reported, in November, Prime Minister of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych proposed making the Christmas week from January 1 to 7-8 a holiday period of days off. According to him, he has already approached the coalition supporting him in parliament so that the corresponding draft law would be submitted for consideration by the Verkhovna Rada in the near future, so that already in 2005 people could celebrate this holiday.