Multinational companies enjoy winter holidays up to 17 days

11 companies are closed starting from Christmas, and it will return on January 4 2021

GSK & AstraZeneca's winter holidays are over 2 weeks, voluntarily paid off

Current status of winter holidays of 20 multinational companies

This year, a number of multinational pharmaceutical companies' executives and staff members are entering long-term winter holidays.

 

As a result of Dailypharm's survey of the year-end holidays of 20 major multinational companies on the 23rd, it was confirmed that more than 10 companies designated winter holidays for more than 10 days.

 

In particular, as January 1, 2021 turns to Friday, two days of weekend holidays are added to January 2 and January 3, making the holiday season longer.

 

The company with the longest holidays is GSK.

 

The company will be closed for 17 days from the 18th to the 3rd of January 2021.

 

AstraZeneca's employees are also given 14 days of vacation.

 

The company was originally scheduled to start winter holidays from the 23rd, but with the addition of two days of special holidays from the global CEO, the company will enjoy the holidays from the 21st.

 

In addition, Sanofi will be closed from the 22nd, Novartis, Viatris, Pfizer, and BMS will start on the 23rd, Daiichisankyo, Roche, and Boehringer Ingelheim will begin the holiday from the 24th, and Astellas will begin the holiday from the 25th.

 

As of Christmas, a total of 11 pharmaceutical companies will be closed.

 

The KRPIA and MSD start vacations from the late 28th.

 

Most multinational pharmaceutical companies such as Galderma, Gilead, Lilly, Merck, Bayer, Amgen, Janssen, AbbVie, and Eisai have winter holidays using Voluntarily paid off.

 

These multinational employees enjoy a minimum of 10 days off although voluntarily paid off.

 

Even if it is not a designated holiday, many multinational employees are actually starting a break from this week.

 

An official from a multinational company said, "Including the total holidays, there are many employees who take a break for more than 20 days.

 

I am happy to have time to recharge because the industry as a whole has been busy in the aftermath of COVID-19."