Working hours and strategy for January 2025

In January 2025, there will be a total of 168 working hours throughout the month, based on an 8-hour working day and taking into account public holidays and weekends.

Working hours per week:

• Week 1: 2 days (16 hours) (because New Year's Day is a red day)
• Week 2: 3 days (32 hours) (Thirteenth Day of Christmas is a red day)
• Week 3: 5 days (40 hours)
• Week 4: 5 days (40 hours)
• Week 5: 5 days (40 hours)

To maximize your vacation time in January 2025 with as few vacation days as possible while still getting long weekends, you can use the following strategy:

 

• Week 1:0 hours (January 1, Wednesday) – Red Day.
  Take time off on January 2 and 3 (Thursday and Friday) Effect: You will receive a long leave from Wednesday, January 1 to Sunday, January 5, i.e. 5 consecutive days off for 2 vacation days.
• Week 2: 0 hours (January 6, Monday) – Red day.
  Take time off January 7–10 (Tuesday to Friday). Effect: If you include Christmas Eve (January 6, Monday), you will get time off from Saturday, January 4 to Sunday, January 12, i.e. 9 consecutive days off for 4 vacation days.
• Week 3: 40 hours
• Week 4: 40 hours
• Week 5: 40 hours

 

Red days and weekends in January 2025:

• New Year's Day (January 1, Wednesday) – Red Day.
• Epiphany (January 6, Monday) – Red Day.

Summary:

To get as many consecutive days off as possible in January 2025 while using as few vacation days as possible, you can use the following strategy. Take a break in week 1 on January 2 and 3 (Thursday and Friday). Including New Year's Day (January 1, Wednesday) gives you a long vacation from Wednesday, January 1 to Sunday, January 5, giving you 5 consecutive days off for only 2 vacation days. Take a break in week 2 on January 7–10 (Tuesday to Friday). If you include Christmas Eve (January 6, Monday), you get a long vacation from Saturday, January 4 to Sunday, January 12, giving you 9 consecutive days off for 4 vacation days.