After the Left Party, the Greens have also spoken out in favor of Holidays catch up if they fall on a weekend. “It is not only annoying for employees, but also unfair when public holidays fall on the weekend,” said Green MP Timon Dzienus Rhenish Post. As in many other European countries, unusual ones should be made Holidays therefore need to be made up for.
“Employers also benefit from well-rested employees,” said Dzienus, who is chairman of his party in the Bundestag Committee on Labor and Social Affairs. Especially in times of a shortage of skilled workers, it is also important to strengthen the compatibility of family and work.
Left leader Jan van Aken had previously said Daily Mirror requested: “Comes to mind National holiday on a weekend, then a replacement date has to be found – during the week, for everyone.” This is not a revolution, but has long been standard in countries like Australia, Belgium or Spain.
Union criticizes “holiday mentality”
There was clear criticism of the proposal from the Union. “To now think about catching up on public holidays is absurd,” said the chairwoman of the SME and Economic Union, Gitta Connemann Daily Mirror. “The coal mine would be the middle class and the Location Germany pay.”
A public holiday means a production loss of 8.6 billion euros, said Connemann. If less is produced, it will fall anyway too low economic growth. Germany “cannot afford a holiday mentality.”
Next year, German Unity Day on October 3rd and Boxing Day, among other things, fall on the same weekend. According to the Federal Statistical Office, the year 2026 will have a nationwide average of 250.5 working days – 2.4 working days more than the current year.
