Manpower Minister Gamal Sorour announced Wednesday that Thursday will be marked as an official holiday for private sector employees in honor of Coptic Christmas.
Sorour wished Christians a happy holiday.
Thursday will be a full paid vacation for workers in accordance to Law 12 of 2003, he added in a statement. An employee may work on that day and be compensated with double their salary, according to the statement.
The Manpower Ministry instructed its directorates in different governorates to notify companies and businesses about the holiday.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
