Date in 2021: May 24, Monday.
Personnel Officer's Day was established in the Russian Federation in 2005, but is not a day off. The history of the holiday is older. It is usually celebrated on May 24th. There is a second date on which you can congratulate HR department employees working in the structures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - October 12.
| When is it celebrated? | May 24, October 12 |
| When was it founded | May 24, 2005 established by the All-Russian Congress. On October 12, 1918, the “Instructions on the organization of the Soviet workers’ and peasants’ militia” and the first personnel departments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs were created.” |
| Traditions | Gratitude to the staff, presentation of certificates of honor, bonuses, field trips, invitations to pop artists. |
In order for the performance of enterprises to always be at a high level, a serious selection of qualified workers is necessary. It is also necessary to train, motivate, and develop a list of job responsibilities. For employees who perform these functions, there is their own professional holiday.
Personnel Officer's Day officially appeared not so long ago, in 2005. However, its history began two centuries ago.
Interesting Facts
- According to surveys, 27% of managers believe that their employees are inspired by their work at the company. However, only 4% of staff agreed with this statement.
- On average, each open vacancy attracts about 250 resumes. However, only 4-6 people will be invited for an interview.
- Research has shown that 79% use social media when searching for a job. Among young people, this percentage rises to 86%.
- Among people looking for work, 45% use their mobile phone at least once a day to search for and view job openings.
- The quality of the personnel management system depends on the professional training of employees and the workload that falls on one specialist. According to the recommendations, the optimal workload is 100-120 people per HR officer. So in the USA, on average there are 115 company employees per HR specialist, and in Japan – 38 employees.
- According to surveys, 69% of people who are looking for a job would not get a job at a company that has a bad reputation, even if they were unemployed.
Whom to congratulate
It would seem like an excellent solution: one profession has two holiday dates at once. But the story of the “multi-part” holiday does not end there.
A common belief is that HR day and HR day are one and the same. However, in practice everything is even more interesting!
Technological progress does not stop; it changes the economy, industry and other aspects of our lives. Including HR technologies. New requests and new specialties are emerging in this area. People like HR are recruiters or headhunters. They also have a professional day - the third Saturday in September. As you can see, the workers are personnel, but the holiday is separate.
And at some enterprises, HR officers are even honored on the day the company is founded or the local HR service is established. In short, there are many reasons to congratulate valuable employees. Here is just an approximate list of specialists who are worth remembering when HR Day is celebrated:
- Specialists in personnel selection, training and adaptation.
- HR managers and inspectors.
- Benefits and compensation specialists.
Toasts
“Our dear personnel officers! Congratulations on your professional holiday! May your staff be grateful, your programs not hang, and your work always be appreciated. We wish you to always have trouble-free health, strong nerves, inexhaustible strength, and inspired energy! New victories, good luck and simple crazy human happiness!
“HR department employees are a great treasure for any company. After all, you select worthy personnel, weighing all the pros and cons. Your boss trusts you without a doubt. We congratulate you on this holiday and wish you optimism, enthusiasm and great luck. Let your life flow like a fast river. May you always be surrounded by only reliable and loyal friends. May luck always smile on you, and may the bird of happiness never forget the way to your home.”
“Happy holiday, HR officer, keeper of labor documentation! Today, on your professional holiday, I wish you not to “drown” under mountains of papers, work playfully and hire truly golden personnel! May your life have not only a good, beloved job, but also personal, modest happiness!
When is Personnel Worker Day celebrated?
There is no official holiday for personnel workers in the Russian Federation. But personnel officers celebrate their professional holiday twice a year - on May 24 and October 12. Why is this so? Let's explain now.
As for May 24, in 1835 a circular was issued in Russia “On the relationship between the owners of factory establishments and working people...”. It was this paper that became the basis that regulated all relationships and interactions between workers and employers.
On October 12, 1918, in Soviet Russia, the People's Commissariat of Justice adopted a decision “On the organization of the Soviet-peasant police,” in which the first personnel apparatus of law enforcement agencies was created.
It is precisely on these dates that the report on the creation of such services as personnel workers is kept.
Present
Gift Certificate. A gift certificate for a trip to the cinema, bowling, massage or swimming pool will allow you to have a pleasant day off and escape from everyday work.
Portrait. A portrait in pop art style will serve as an original gift idea. Such a portrait will become a highlight of the interior of a study or living room.
Coffee machine. A coffee machine will be a useful and pleasant gift for a personnel officer, which will allow you to enjoy an invigorating drink without interrupting your work process.
Accessories for the office. Wall clocks, paintings, figurines, desk organizers will serve as an interesting gift idea that will give your office a special atmosphere.
HR Day 2021: history and traditions
February 21, Sunday
Day of Workers of the Land Management and Cartographic and Geodetic Service of Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
March
March 4, Thursday
Police Day in Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
March 15, Monday
Consumer Day in Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
March 18, Thursday
Day of the Internal Troops of Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
March 23, Tuesday
Day of Hydrometeorological Service Workers (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
March 28, Sunday
Day of Workers of Consumer Services and Housing and Communal Services of Belarus (fourth Sunday of March) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
April 4, Sunday
Geologist Day in Belarus (first Sunday in April) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
April 8, Thursday
Day of Employees of the Military Commissariats of Belarus (Order of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Belarus dated March 10, 2003 No. 175)
April 11, Sunday
Day of the Air Defense Forces of Belarus (second Sunday in April) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
April 22, Thursday
Forensic Expert Day (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
May 5, Wednesday
Press Day in Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
May 7, Friday
Radio Day in Belarus (Day of Radio, Television and Communications Workers) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
May 15, Saturday
Day of Workers of Physical Culture and Sports of Belarus (third Saturday of May) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
May 28, Friday
Border Guard Day (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
May 29, Saturday
Military Motorist Day of the Armed Forces of Belarus (order of the Minister of Defense of the Republic of 2021)
May 30, Sunday
Chemist's Day in Belarus (last Sunday in May) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
June 5, Saturday
Environmental Protection Day of Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
June 6, Sunday
Land Reclamation Day in Belarus (first Sunday in June) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
June 13, Sunday
Day of Light Industry Workers of Belarus (second Sunday of June) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
June 20, Sunday
Day of Medical Workers of Belarus (third Sunday of June) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
June 26, Saturday
Day of Workers of the Prosecutor's Office of Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
Inventor and Innovator Day in Belarus (last Saturday of June) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
June 30, Wednesday
Economist Day in Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
July 3, Saturday
Cooperation Day in Belarus (first Saturday of July) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
4th of July, Sunday
Day of Water Transport Workers of Belarus (first Sunday in July) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
July 11, Sunday
Tax Workers' Day of Belarus (second Sunday in July) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
July 18, Sunday
Metallurgist Day in Belarus (third Sunday of July) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
July 25, Sunday
Fire Service Day of Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
Trade Workers' Day in Belarus (last Sunday in July) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
Competitions
Place X To conduct the competition, the presenter prepares cards in advance on which the names of the places are indicated: park, hospital, bathhouse, cosmodrome, skating rink, zoo, etc. Participants in the competition take turns pulling out cards and, without looking at them, show the written word to the audience. Then the contestants ask questions to the guests of the holiday, which can be answered “yes” or “no”. The answers will help them guess their location. The participant who is the first to name the hidden place wins.
Dance competition To conduct the competition, you need to prepare cards on which the names of body parts will be written: forehead, shoulder, elbow, hair, thumb, leg, and so on. Participants in the competition pull out cards at random, then rousing music is turned on and the contestants demonstrate dances with the part that they came across. The most creative and charismatic participant who will receive the loudest applause from the audience wins.
TV guide Participants in the competition are given cards with 5 unrelated words written on them. For example: “Technology, tea, vacation, crocodile, rocket,” “Jacket, football, telephone, rope, skis.” Contestants, using these words, must come up with a news report about some event. The result is funny stories that will amuse the audience.
Calendar of professional holidays in Belarus for 2021
August 1, Sunday
Railway Worker's Day in Belarus (first Sunday in August) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
August 2, Monday
Day of Paratroopers and Special Operations Forces (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
August 5, Thursday
Day of formation of financial investigation bodies of the Republic of Belarus
August 6, Friday
Day of the Railway Troops of Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
August 8, Sunday
Builder's Day in Belarus (second Sunday in August) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
August 15, Sunday
Day of the Air Force of the Republic of Belarus (third Sunday of August) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
August 23, Monday
Day of State Statistics Workers of Belarus (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
August 29, Sunday
Miner's Day in Belarus (last Sunday in August) (Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated March 26, 1998 No. 157)
Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated November 9, 2021 No. 635 approved the schedule for postponing working days in 2021:
* from Friday,
January
8 , 2021 to Saturday,
January 16
, 2021;
* from Monday,
May
10, 2021 to Saturday,
May 15,
2021.
Public holidays in 2021:
| Banks | 04.02.2021 | |
| 1 USD | 2,6340 | 2,6360 |
| 1 EUR | 3,1600 | 3,1630 |
| 100 RUB | 3,4760 | 3,4850 |
| National Bank | 04.02.2021 | |
| 1 USD | 2,6404 | |
| 1 EUR | 3,1764 | |
| 100 RUB | 3,4694 | |
Information
| Refinancing rate | 7,75 % |
| Basic value | RUR 29.00 |
| Basic rental value | RUB 16.90 |
| Living wage budget | RUR 262.87 |
| Base rate | RUB 195.00 |
| Minimum wage amount from January 1 of the current year | RUB 400.00 |
| Indexed minimum wage | RUB 400.00 |
| Accrued average salary in the republic | RUB 1,474.60 |
| Accrued average salary of workers and employees | RUB 1,474.60 |
- January 1 - New Year
- January 7 - Nativity of Christ (Orthodox Christmas)
- March 8 – International Women's Day
- April 4 – Easter (according to the Catholic calendar)
- May 1 - Labor Day
- May 2 – Easter (according to the Orthodox calendar)
- May 9 - Victory Day
- May 11 – Radunitsa
- July 3 – Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus
- November 7 - October Revolution Day
- December 25 - Nativity of Christ (Catholic Christmas)
Many holidays fall on weekends. Only three holidays will fall on weekdays: January 7 (Thursday), March 8 (Monday) and May 11 (Tuesday). On these days, every employee is entitled to legal rest - no reshuffles or working days.
- 1 - New Year
- 5 — Day of Social Protection Workers
- 5 — Day of Banking and Financial Workers
- 7 – Orthodox Christmas
- From 13 to 14 - Old New Year
- 19 — Baptism of the Lord
- 19 — Rescuer Day
- 21 — Engineering Troops Day
- 25 - Tatiana's day
- 31 (last Sunday of January) - Day of Belarusian Science
- 14 — Valentine's Day
- 15 — Day of Remembrance of Internationalist Soldiers in Belarus
- 21 — Day of workers of land management and cartographic and geodetic services
- 23 — Defender of the Fatherland Day
- 1 – Spring Festival
- 4 — Police Day in Belarus
- 8 — Women's Day in Belarus
- 14 – Maslenitsa
- 15 – Consumer Day
- 15 — Constitution Day of the Republic of Belarus
- 18 — Day of the Internal Troops of Belarus
- 28 (fourth Sunday of March) - Day of Workers of Consumer Services and Housing and Communal Services of Belarus
- 2 — Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia
- 4 (first Sunday in April) - Geologist's Day
- 7 - Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- 8 — Day of Military Commissariat Employees
- 11 (second Sunday of April) - Day of the Belarusian Air Defense Forces
- 1 — Labor Day
- 2 – Easter
- 5 – Printing Day
- 7 — Day of Radio, Television and Communications Workers
- 9 – Victory Day
- 9 (second Sunday of May) - Day of the State Emblem and State Flag of the Republic of Belarus
- 11 – Radunitsa
- 15 — International Day of Families in Belarus
- 28 — Border Guard Day
- 29 — Military Motorist Day of the Armed Forces of Belarus
- 30 (last Sunday of May) – Chemist’s Day
- 5 — Environment Day
- 13 (second Sunday of June) – Day of Light Industry Workers
- 20 (third Sunday of June) – Medical Worker Day
- 22 — Day of National Remembrance of the Victims of the Great Patriotic War
- 26 — Day of Prosecutor's Office Workers
- 27 (last Sunday of June) – Youth Day
- 30 — Economist Day
- 3 — Independence Day of the Republic of Belarus
- 4 (first Sunday of July) – Day of Water Transport Workers
- From 6 to 7 - Ivan Kupala
- 11 (second Sunday of July) – Tax Workers Day
- 18 (third Sunday of July) – Metallurgist Day
- 25 – Fire Service Day
- 25 (last Sunday of July) – Trade Workers Day
About the profession
HR workers are specialists who manage the personnel of an enterprise. Their responsibilities include working with personnel documents, creating and correcting personnel personal files, maintaining statistics and submitting reports, drawing up and monitoring vacation schedules. HR officers also search for employees, hire, transfer, dismissal of employees, and analyze staff turnover.
For the successful operation and development of companies, HR employees organize certification of employees, prepare plans for advanced training, develop and implement labor motivation systems. Recently, the importance of occupational safety and personnel health has increased. HR specialists are developing programs to improve the health of employees. Employees are provided with insurance policies and health care packages.
The path to the profession begins with obtaining basic vocational or higher education.
How to celebrate
The question of when personnel officer’s day is celebrated has been sorted out a little. You can move on to the most interesting part - how to celebrate. There are many options here too.
| The holiday is not officially approved; even the most honored masters of personnel management are not entitled to a day off on this day. But you have the opportunity to develop professionally among colleagues and for the benefit of your business. At our seminars you will find not only a discussion of hot topics and a lot of necessary information, but also excellent gifts. You can select a seminar here. |
Corporate traditions
The tasks of the personnel service include: formation of staffing, registration of employment, monitoring compliance with labor laws and much more. The formation of PVTR and management strategy cannot be accomplished without personnel officers. You also need to constantly be aware of legislative changes in order to protect the enterprise from dissatisfaction with the State Tax Inspectorate and fines. In a word, a good personnel employee is worth his weight in gold, and wise managers understand this.
At enterprises, rewards for valuable employees are traditionally timed to coincide with the date on which HR Officer Day is celebrated.
In the TOP list:
- personal records,
- thanks or certificates of honor,
- valuable gifts,
- awards,
- increase.
Useful solutions
Since there is no clear answer to the question of what date is HR Day in Russia, large-scale events dedicated to HR issues are held in both May and October. This is an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues working at other enterprises, exchange experiences, receive useful information and practical recommendations.
For example, you can go to one of the seminars in 2021. Pre-order is already open.
