Source: Hungarian Ministry of Labour. The most recently updated list of special "bridge" holidays, and corresponding "working Saturdays" is now available on the Q++ Studio web site's listing of Hungary's public holidays.Analysis: Bulgaria, the Philippines and the Ukraine also use bridge holidays (Mondays or Fridays that become public holidays when the corresponding Tuesday or Thursday is a public holiday) that are compensated for with working Saturdays. This seems to be a growing trend in Eastern Europe.
Hungary, however, adds a refinement, and a twist, to the system, by specifying what type of schedule should be followed on bridge days and the corresponding working Saturdays. In that context, on all the working Saturdays, except that of October 27, one should follow a normal Monday schedule, while on the October 27 working Saturday, one should follow a normal Friday schedule. As for the dates of the additional bridge holidays, one should follow a normal Saturday schedule, meaning that businesses and personnel who usually work on Saturdays will also work on those days, meaning that Hungarian bridge holidays are not exactly public holidays, at least not for all.
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