You've probably heard that most Christians consider Sunday to be a special day to attend church. But if you want to find an explanation for this in the Bible, then you will fail. The Bible calls Saturday a special day.
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the Godhighlighted Saturday right awayafter the creation of our planet.
The first book of Scripture says: “God blessed the seventh day and made it a special day, because on that day He rested from the labors that He was busy creating the world” (Genesis 2: 3, modern translation).
Some people claim that the Sabbath was given exclusively to Jews. But Adam and Eve, the first “recipients” of it, were not Jews or representatives of any other nationality, but were the progenitors of all races on earth.
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The command to keep the Sabbath was recorded among the 10 commandments.
“The Lord said to Moses:“ Come to Me on the mountain. I have written My teachings and laws for people on two stone tablets. I will give you these tablets. ”(Exodus 24:12, modern translation).
This is what it said: “Remember that the Sabbath is a special day. Work six days, but the seventh day is a day of rest in honor of the Lord your God, and therefore on this day no one should work ”(Exodus 20: 8-10, modern translation). This is the fourth commandment of the Law of God, it is between the prohibition to mention the name of God in vain and the command to honor parents, which means that it is no less important!
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Jesus Christ honored the Sabbath.
“And He came to Nazareth, to the city where he grew up. On the sabbath day, He went as usual to the synagogue and got up to read the scriptures in front of those present. ”- Luke 4:16, modern translation.
If Jesus wanted His disciples to keep Sunday instead of Saturday, why didn't He tell them about it? Yes, Jesus was accused of breaking the Sabbath, but that was because He was breaking human traditions, but not God's commandments! “Do not think that I came to break the law or the prophets: I did not come to break the law, but to fulfill” (Matthew 5:17), - He said.
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The Apostles and Disciples Kept the Sabbath after the ResurrectionJesus Christ.
If you ask some Christians why they keep Sunday as a holy day, they will answer: "Because on this day Christ is risen." But as we read the Bible, we see that Christ's disciples continued to keep the Sabbath as an unchanging ordinance of God (Acts 13:14, 16:13).
There is historical evidence that Christians celebrated Sabbaths up to the Laodicean Council in Rome in 336. Elsewhere, Christians kept the Sabbath even longer. The scholastic church historian of the 5th century Socrates left us the following important testimony: “Almost all churches celebrate the sacred sacrament (the Last Supper) on Saturdays every week. However, the Christians in Alexandria and Rome, due to some ancient traditions, abandoned this. The Egyptians in the neighborhoods of Alexandria and the inhabitants of Thebes observe religious meetings on Saturdays ”(Socrates Scholasticus, Ecclesiastical History, 5.22 (NPNF) / 22: 132).
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The Bible prophesies that we will keep the Sabbath andin eternal life.
“Then from month to month and from Saturday to Saturday all flesh will come before My face to worship,” says the Lord ”(Isaiah 66:23).
Who and why moved the day of worship to God from Saturday to Sunday? You can find out about it in the book "Almost Forgotten Day".
In order to extend their vacation, many workers try to take leave immediately before or immediately after public holidays. This raises a logical question: are holidays included in vacation? If non-working holidays fall on the employee's vacation period, then they are not included in the number of vacation days and, as a result, are not paid (Article 120 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). This rule applies to both.
Non-working holidays in Russia are (Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation):
- January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 - New Year's holidays;
- January 7 - Nativity of Christ;
- February 23 - Defender of the Fatherland Day;
- March 8 - International Women's Day;
- May 1 - Spring and Labor Day;
- May 9 - Victory Day;
- June 12 - Day of Russia;
- November 4 - National Unity Day.
Also, at the level of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, religious holidays can be recognized as non-working holidays (clause 7 of article 4 of the Law of September 26, 1997 N 125-FZ)
Are weekends considered a vacation?
Are weekends included on vacation? Yes, in the number of vacation days provided in calendar days, weekends, along with working days, are included and are subject to payment (Article 120 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).
As a general rule, if a non-working holiday falls on a day off, then the next working day becomes a day off (Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). This also applies to religious "regional" holidays (Section 2 of the Recommendations of Rostrud, approved by Protocol No. 1, dated 02.06.2014). An exception is provided for the January holidays.
In addition, the Government of the Russian Federation, in the event of a coincidence of days off and non-working holidays, has the right to postpone days off to other days during the calendar year. Traditionally, once a year, the Government issues a corresponding decree on the postponement of days off (see, Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of July 10, 2019 No. 875).
Thus, not only holidays, but also the weekend postponed due to the holiday, may fall on vacation. The latter are included in the vacation.
Calculating the number of vacation days: example
Let's look at an example of how the number of vacation days is calculated if the vacation falls on holidays.
Example. Sales Manager N.V. Nepenina wrote an application for vacation from February 17, 2019 for 14 calendar days. February 23 is a non-working holiday (Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). This day is not taken into account on the employee's vacation. As a result, N.V. Nepenina should go to work after vacation on March 3.
Keep in mind that things are different in a situation where the employee in his application does not indicate the number of calendar days of vacation, but specific dates (an example can be found in another).
Can a vacation start with a holiday?
It happens that the first day of an employee's vacation falls on a public holiday. At least in this way, the employee's statement can be written. Is it legal? Quite. The Labor Code of the Russian Federation does not prohibit specifying a public holiday as the first day of leave. Another thing is that in such a situation the employer “skips” this day and starts counting the vacation days from the next calendar day.
"Vacation" holidays when calculating average earnings
As a general rule, vacation payments are calculated based on the average earnings of an employee (Article 139 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, clauses 2, 10 of the Regulations, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 12.24.2007 N 922). If a holiday fell on the previous vacation, is it necessary to exclude it from the calculation period when determining vacation pay?
Although the calculation period should exclude the time when the employee retained the average earnings, that is, vacation days (subparagraph "a" of clause 5 of the Regulations approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 12.24.2007 N 922), non-working holidays in vacation periods are not included. In other words, holidays are not excluded. Therefore, when calculating the average earnings, such non-working holidays should be taken into account (Letter of the Ministry of Labor of Russia dated 04.15.2016 N 14-1 / B-351).
Supplement for holidays for piece workers
Employees who work on a piece-rate basis are paid additional remuneration for non-working holidays during which they were not involved in work. The procedure for its payment and the amount are established by the collective agreement of the organization, an agreement or a local normative act (Article 112 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).
The average earnings, on the basis of which vacation pay is calculated, is determined on the basis of all payments provided for by the employer's remuneration system (clause 2 of the Regulations, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 12.24.2007 N 922). Specifically, additional remuneration for holidays in the list of "labor" payments in favor of employees is not named. But since this list is open (sub-clause "o", clause 2 of the Regulations, approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 24.12.2007 N 922), this remuneration must also be taken into account when calculating the average earnings for pieceworkers.
Weekends and holidays during vacations without pay
The unpaid leave may also include weekends and / or public holidays. But they do not affect the duration of the vacation. If the employee wrote an application for leave without pay indicating specific dates, and the employer does not mind providing it, then the corresponding order must indicate the same dates of leave. If an employee wrote an application from a certain date for a certain number of calendar days, then to determine a specific vacation period, the required number of calendar days is counted from the first day of the vacation.
All days of leave without pay, including weekends and public holidays, in the timesheet (Form N T-12 or Form N T-13, approved Resolution of the State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation of 05.01.2004 N 1) are marked with the letter code "НВ" or the digital code "28".
Example.
Sales Manager N.V. Nepenina wrote an application for unpaid leave from 17 to 25 February 2019. For the specified period (9 calendar days), the employee must be granted leave. The first working day after vacation for her is February 26, 2019.
If she wrote a statement from February 17, 2019 for 9 calendar days, then she would be granted leave without pay for the period from February 17 to 25 inclusive (9 calendar days). And the first working day would remain the same, despite the fact that this period falls on a public holiday - February 23.
