By the decision of the Collegium of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population, the working time norm and the production calendar for 2026 have been approved, the Ministry told APA.
The working time norm for 2026 states that, according to the Labour Code and the Cabinet of Ministers’ Decision No. 362 dated December 2, 2025, “On determining the days of Nowruz, Ramadan, and Eid al-Adha (Gurban Bayram) holidays for 2026,” the following days will not be considered working days in 2026:
January 1–2 – New Year Holiday;
January 20 – Day of National Mourning;
March 8 – International Women’s Day;
March 20–24 – Nowruz Holiday;
March 20–21 – Ramadan Holiday;
May 9 – Victory over Fascism Day;
May 27–28 – Eid al-Adha Holiday;
May 28 – Independence Day;
June 15 – National Salvation Day of the Azerbaijani People;
June 26 – Armed Forces Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
November 8 – Victory Day;
November 9 – State Flag Day of the Republic of Azerbaijan;
December 31 – International Solidarity Day of Azerbaijanis.
In accordance with the Labor Code and the Cabinet of Ministers’ Decision, in 2026, the following days will be non-working days: in a five-day workweek – March 9, 25, 26, 27, and 30; May 11 and 29; November 10; in a six-day workweek – March 25 and 26; May 29; November 10.
February 2026 consists of 28 calendar days, and the year has 365 calendar days.
In 2026, in a five-day workweek, there will be 241 working days (including 5 days before holidays and 1 day before the Day of National Mourning), 107 non-working rest days (including 5 days overlapping with non-working holidays, 3 days overlapping with other non-working days of Eid al-Adha and Ramadan holidays), 19 non-working holidays (including 3 overlapping days), and 1 Day of National Mourning.
In Azerbaijan, the duration of the normal daily working hours cannot exceed 8 hours, and, as a rule, a five-day workweek with two rest days is established.
The weekly normal working hours corresponding to the normal daily working hours cannot exceed 40 hours.
The 2026 working hours standard is determined based on an 8-hour workday for a 40-hour five-day workweek, and on days preceding holidays, voting days, as well as the Day of National Mourning, the duration of the weekly working days is reduced by one hour.
According to the legislation, for 2026, the annual working hours standard for a 40-hour workweek is 1,922 hours. At workplaces with a six-day workweek, employees working under a 40-hour workweek should apply the 1,922-hour annual working hours standard calculated for a five-day workweek in 2026.
The approved working hours standards and production calendars for each year are published on the official website of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population in the “Production Calendars” subsection (https://sosial.gov.az/az/faydali/istehsalat-teqvimi).
