About 15 percent of Russians will go to work on New Year’s Eve, another 39 percent of citizens will work from January 4. This is evidenced by the results of a survey of the Worki job search service together with the research company ResearchMe, Izvestia .
The most common professions among those who will work on the holiday are a sales manager, a salesman-cashier, a store administrator, a driver, a logistician, a conductor, a policeman, an employee Ministry of Emergencies and a utility worker.
Most of the respondents admitted that they work on the night of January 1, since they were on a shift at that time. Another 17 percent of Russians indicated that they are pleased to know that on New Year’s Eve they can help people. Slightly fewer citizens, mostly men from 25 to 34 years old, noted their interest in increased salaries for work on holidays.
Most of the respondents working from December 31 to January 1 plan to call relatives and friends via video link, as well as exchange symbolic gifts with colleagues.
All 85 Russian regions announced December 31, 2020 as a day off. The initiative to make this day a non-working day was supported by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin . This decision was supported by 80 percent of Russians. They explained that they would like to devote the day to preparing to celebrate the New Year with loved ones.