For many workers on the Maltese Islands, it’s back to work after the New Year and Christmas celebrations, and the first thing on the to-do list at the office? Why, check when the next public holiday is of course! (We’re all guilty of it, so shh). Sadly though, it would seem that a good chunk of this year’s public holidays (and by good chunk, we mean roughly half) will be falling on a weekend. All together now: uff!

The public holidays that will sadly be falling on a Saturday or Sunday this year (meaning that office workers will miss out on a day off) include:

1. St Paul’s Shipwreck (Sunday, 10^th February)

2. Freedom Day (Sunday, 31^st March)

3. The feast of St Peter and St Paul (Saturday, 29^th June)

4. Our Lady of Victories (Sunday, 8^th September)

5. Independence Day (Saturday, 21^st September)

6. The Immaculate Conception (Sunday, 8^th December)

That's SIX days off gone with the wind. #Sad

But, on the bright side, as per last October’s Budget announcement, full-time employees will be entitled to a total of 26 days of paid leave, giving employees an extra day of leave this year. Well, I guess that softens the blow a little bit. #ThanksGuz