Is There a Collective Leave for Labour Day in 2026? Check the Regulations!

The government has designated Labour Day on 1 May as a national holiday. This year’s Labour Day holiday falls this week before the weekend break. Based on the Joint Ministerial Decree on National Holidays and Collective Leaves for 2026, the Labour Day commemoration holiday in 2026 falls on Friday, 1 May 2026. There is no collective leave for the Labour Day commemoration. Labour Day Long Weekend in 2026 The Labour Day holiday is followed by the weekend, creating a long weekend. Here is the schedule: - Friday, 1 May 2026: International Labour Day - Saturday, 2 May 2026: Weekend holiday - Sunday, 3 May 2026: Weekend holiday Establishment of the 1 May Labour Day Holiday Labour Day is also known as May Day. May Day or International Labour Day is a day when workers around the world hold actions to voice their demands to the government. In Indonesia, Labour Day is designated as a national holiday. This policy is enshrined in Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia No. 24 of 2013, signed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. DECIDES: To establish: PRESIDENTIAL DECREE ON THE DESIGNATION OF 1 MAY AS A HOLIDAY ARTICLE ONE: To designate 1 May as a holiday to commemorate International Labour Day. List of Red Dates in May 2026 There are four national holidays and two collective leave days. Here are the dates. National holidays in May 2026: - Friday, 1 May 2026: International Labour Day - Thursday, 14 May 2026: Ascension of Jesus Christ - Wednesday, 27 May 2026: Eid al-Adha 1447 Hijriah - Sunday, 31 May 2026: Vesak Day 2570 Buddhist Era (BE) Collective leaves in May 2026: - Friday, 15 May 2026: Ascension of Jesus Christ - Thursday, 28 May 2026: Eid al-Adha 1447 Hijriah Does Collective Leave Deduct from Annual Leave? These are the provisions for implementing collective leave for workers/employees as well as civil servants/public servants. - The implementation of collective leave reduces the annual leave rights of employees/workers in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and the provisions in each work unit/organisation/institution/company. - Collective leave does not reduce the annual leave rights of Civil Servants.