“There will be no pre-holiday shortened working day on Friday, November 1, since this day does not immediately precede Monday, November 4,” Interfax quoted him as saying.
In August, the Federal Service for Labor and Employment reported that in November, Russians expect a long weekend.
A member of the State Duma Committee on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs Svetlana Bessarab, evaluating the need for a long weekend in an interview with the FAN, said that for many they were the only way to stay with their family.