Easter Monday in Mayotte
Easter Monday is a public holiday in Mayotte and is listed in local labour guidance as a paid day off. Its legal status is shared with the wider French public holiday calendar, while Mayotte’s law also allows additional local holidays under certain agreements or established workplace practices.[1][2][3]
A public holiday under French law
France’s Labour Code names Easter Monday among the legal public holidays. The local labour authority’s Mayotte guidance confirms that it applies on the island and describes it as a paid non-working holiday. That makes Easter Monday part of Mayotte’s working calendar, alongside the separate local public holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery on 27 April.[1][2]
The day off does not follow the same rule as 1 May, which is generally required to be non-working. For other public holidays, including Easter Monday, whether employees stop work depends on applicable collective agreements or, where there is no agreement, the employer’s decision. Local guidance says that if a non-working holiday falls on a regular rest day, it does not automatically create a replacement day off; if it falls on a workday and is taken off, usual pay is maintained. Individual agreements may set more favourable terms.[2][4]
Mayotte’s provisions for additional holidays
Mayotte has a specific provision alongside the general list of French public holidays. The Labour Code says that the national and Mayotte-specific lists do not prevent collective agreements or workplace customs from providing additional public holidays. It gives Miradji, Idi-el-Fitri, Idi-el-Kabir and Maoulid as examples. These provisions do not change Easter Monday’s status; they recognize that additional days may apply in some workplaces.[3]
If Easter Monday is taken off on a workday, usual pay is maintained.[2]
Religious meaning and local observances
Easter is the central celebration of the Christian liturgical year and commemorates the Resurrection of Christ. Easter Monday follows that Sunday celebration.[5]
Mayotte has a diverse religious and cultural context.[6]
Planning around the holiday
For employees, Easter Monday is a public holiday, but a day off is not automatic for every private-sector worker: check the workplace agreement or employer’s arrangements. Check with the specific public office, bank, shop or other business for its opening hours before travelling.[2][4]
A public holiday that falls on an employee’s usual rest day does not by itself create a substitute day off, though workplace agreements may provide different terms.[2]
Easter Monday in Mayotte: FAQs
Is Easter Monday a public holiday in Mayotte?
Does everyone have the day off?
Is there a replacement day if it falls on a rest day?
The local labour guidance says a non-working public holiday that falls on an employee’s usual rest day does not automatically entitle them to another day off. An agreement may provide more favourable terms.[2]
Are shops and public transport open?
Check with the specific business or transport operator before making plans.[2]
Sources and references
Sources used for Easter Monday in Mayotte:
- Article L3133-1 - Code du travail- Légifrance
- Les jours fériés- Direction des Entreprises, de la Concurrence, de la Consommation, du Travail et de l’Emploi de Mayotte
- Livre IV : Dispositions relatives à l’outre-mer (Articles L3411-1 à L3431-1)- Légifrance
- Jours fériés et ponts dans le secteur privé- Service Public / Direction de l'information légale et administrative (Premier ministre)
- Que fête-t-on à Pâques ?- Église catholique en France / Conférence des évêques de France
- Mayotte, un territoire riche de ses langues et de ses traditions- Insee