How banks work on New Year's holidays 2021 in Russia

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

With the beginning of the year, long weekends come. At the same time, not everyone knows how banks work on New Year's holidays in 2021 in Russia.

Official weekend

The duration of the New Year holidays in 2021 is already known. According to Russian laws, citizens of the Russian Federation can rest:

• January 1 - New Year;
• January 7 - Christmas.

Holidays include non-working days and weekends (Saturday and Sunday), which creates long vacations. Their duration changes annually, as it is associated with the production calendar and the days of the week on which the holidays fall. There will be a 10-day vacation in January 2021 that starts on January 1st and ends on January 10th. You need to go to work on January 11 (Monday).

This schedule is valid in state budgetary institutions and private organizations where there is no continuous production.

The work schedule has been changed on 2020-31-12. This is a pre-holiday day, the duration of which is reduced by 1 hour. The exact opening time depends on the individual schedule. If the branch usually works until 18:00, then on the last day of the New Year, employees work until 17:00.

Bank branches on duty

It is important for large banking organizations that their branches work stably, so they usually interrupt services for a very short time. That is why some financial institutions approve duty departments, which continue to work even on holidays. Most of these branches are located in large cities with a population of one million, and in small settlements there is only 1 branch per city or village.

During the New Year holidays, clients can receive the following services:

• pick up a reissued card;
• take an account statement;
• block and unblock a card or account;
• pay off the loan;
• receive social benefits;
• cash out a deposit;
• make a currency exchange;
• pay current bills.

People rarely turn to cashing out on holidays, since even on weekends, ATMs and terminals work, which are located everywhere.

In operating branches, customers can contact a working employee to resolve current issues, make payments.

Duty departments operate according to the schedule:

• December 31st - shortened day;
• from 1 to 3 January - days off;
• January 4-6 - working days;
• 07.01 - official day off;
• 08.01 - working day;
• January 9-10 - days off.

Although there are workers for many days at the banks on duty, there is still a shorter schedule. Work begins at 10 am and ends at 3 pm. There is no lunch break these days. As noted by the management of banks, this is enough to resolve important issues.

This is just a rough schedule for the winter holidays. All banks have their own business hours. You can find out the exact schedule in the department itself or on the website. The duty departments with the address are also indicated there.

Interesting! Production calendar 2021 with holidays and weekends

Sberbank's work

In Russia, most people use the services of this bank. Many of its branches are closed from 1 to 10 January. During this period, only duty departments function, which are located in all settlements of the Russian Federation - they will be open on January 4, 5, 6. Banks start working at 9-10 am. Service is carried out up to 15-16 hours.

Other banks may have their own schedule. Therefore, clients of Alfa-Bank, Gazprombank, VTB should clarify this nuance at the branch, through the website or by calling the hotline.

Although the banks will start working on January 11, 2021, Call Centers operate during the winter holidays. You can even go there to solve urgent problems. The management of banks declares the smooth operation of online services and Internet banking. Clients can make transfers themselves, pay for goods and services. But on holidays, many transactions are sometimes delayed, and applications are processed a little longer.

Outcomes

1. The duration of the New Year holidays has already been set - from January 1 to January 10.
2. The last day of the year is shortened by 1 hour.
3. Banks also adhere to the established schedule, but duty departments may work.
4. Check with your organization for the exact opening hours.
5. Call centers are always open for clients.