{
  "entity_type": "data_package",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-netherlands-public-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "nl-public-holidays-2026-2027.1",
  "jurisdiction": "NL (Netherlands official public holidays for 2026-2027; employee day-off status remains CAO/contract dependent)",
  "year": 2026,
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2027-12-31"
  },
  "weekend_days": [
    "Saturday",
    "Sunday"
  ],
  "scope": "Netherlands official public holidays for 2026-2027; employee day-off status remains CAO/contract dependent",
  "holiday_policy": "Official public-holiday dates are included; no universal employer closure is inferred because Dutch law leaves the day-off entitlement to the CAO or employment contract.",
  "substitute_day_policy": "No substitute-day closure is inferred; sector, CAO, employer and alternative-religious-holiday arrangements require separate evidence.",
  "limitation": "A public holiday is not automatically a paid day off for every Dutch employee. CAO, employment contract, sector, employer, school, bank and municipal schedules are not inferred; Liberation Day arrangements may be five-year/CAO dependent.",
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-03",
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-05",
      "name": "Easter Sunday",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-06",
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-27",
      "name": "King's Day",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-05",
      "name": "Liberation Day",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list; CAO day-off limitation"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-14",
      "name": "Ascension Day",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-24",
      "name": "Whit Sunday",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-25",
      "name": "Whit Monday",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-26",
      "name": "Boxing Day",
      "kind": "public_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "Government of the Netherlands official public-holiday list"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Government of the Netherlands – official public holidays 2026 and 2027",
      "url": "https://www.government.nl/faq/work/public-holidays-in-the-netherlands",
      "type": "government_calendar_reference",
      "scope": "official public-holiday dates and the legal statement that a public holiday is not automatically an employee day off"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rijksoverheid – officiële feestdagen",
      "url": "https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/vraag-en-antwoord/arbeidsovereenkomst-en-cao/officiele-feestdagen",
      "type": "government_guidance",
      "scope": "official 2026-2027 holiday dates and CAO/employment-contract limitation"
    },
    {
      "name": "Business.gov.nl – public holidays and holiday entitlement",
      "url": "https://business.gov.nl/regulations/holiday-entitlement/",
      "type": "government_business_guidance",
      "scope": "Ministry/RVO guidance on public holidays, CAO-dependent days off and Liberation Day five-year arrangements"
    }
  ]
}