Post office hours on weekends. What are the working hours of Russian post offices?
Most post offices located in Russian cities operate according to a single schedule, which includes five full working days on weekdays, a “shortened” Saturday and a day off on Sunday.
Typically, post office working hours are distributed as follows:
- Monday through Friday– from 8.00 to 20.00, lunch break from 13.00 to 14.00;
- on Saturday– from 9.00 to 18.00, lunch – as on weekdays, from 13.00 to 14.00.
However, depending on the specifics of work and the “load” of a particular post office, the schedule may be adjusted. Thus, Russian Post offices operating in small towns or sparsely populated residential areas may open an hour or two later and finish work earlier (for example, work from 9 to 16 without lunch). On the contrary, branches located in the center of large cities work until 10 pm without a break for lunch.
How does the post office work on Sunday?
On Sundays, most post offices are closed, but city residents in most cases have the opportunity on weekends to send a parcel, parcel or registered letter at the main post office, which usually works on a busier schedule - without days off or lunch breaks.
The main post office's operating hours are usually as follows:
- Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
- on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
In addition, in large cities, not only the main post office, but also several post offices located in different areas of the city may be open on weekends. As a rule, on Sunday they work only in the first half of the day and without lunch, starting work at 9 am and ending at 14 or 15.
In Moscow and St. Petersburg, in addition, there are Russian Post branches that operate 24/7 - that is, around the clock, without days off or breaks. In Moscow, this is the central post office on Myasnitskaya, 26 (Chistye Prudy metro station), branches on Smolenskaya Square 13/21 (“Smolenskaya Square”) and on Uralskaya Street, 1 (“Shchelkovskaya”). In the Northern Capital, only the St. Petersburg post office on Pochtamtskaya Street 9A (Admiralteyskaya metro station) operates in this mode.
How to find out the post office hours at your place of residence
In order to find out what schedule the nearest post offices operate on, you can use a special service on the official website of Russian Post.
Go to the “Branches” section (pochta.ru/offices) and enter information about your location (city, street, and house number if desired) into the search bar. If you indicated a specific address, you will be able to see all the information about the location and opening hours of the post office that serves your home, as well as a list of other branches located nearby.
In order to see which post offices in your city are open on weekends, just enter the name of the city in the search bar and click the “Open on Sunday” filter button.
And, if you want to find out the working hours of the post office in order to pick up a letter or parcel addressed to you, you don’t even have to look for information on the Internet. You can simply look carefully at the notice you received. The address, telephone number and opening hours of the post office will be indicated on the stamp with which all notices are “sealed”.
In connection with the celebration of the national holiday National Unity Day, the work schedule of the Russian Post was changed from November 3 to November 5, 2018. Russian Post informs all Russians about the schedule on holidays, and also clarified aspects of the delivery of pensions on November 5, 2018.
In connection with the celebration of National Unity Day, the work schedule of Russian Post offices will change from November 3 to November 5, 2018. The Main Post Offices of Moscow (branch 101000, Moscow, Myasnitskaya St., 26) and St. Petersburg (branch 190000, St. Petersburg, Pochtamtskaya St., 9) will continue to operate around the clock. For all other post offices, Sunday, November 4, has been declared a day off.
Working hours of the Russian Post on November holidays
One of the brightest public holidays has arrived throughout Russia - National Unity Day, which is celebrated annually on November 4th. Since the holiday falls on a Sunday, the day off is moved to Monday. In connection with this event, many organizations and companies temporarily cease their activities or work in unusual modes.
Russian Post was no exception. On the eve of the holiday, November 3, 2018, the post office worked according to the established schedule with a reduction in the working day by one hour. The main post offices of Moscow (Uralskaya St., building 1 and Smolenskaya Square, building 13/21) and St. Petersburg (Pochtamtskaya St., building 9) worked as usual.
Today, November 4, 2018, Russian Postal employees are enjoying the holiday with their family and friends. That is, delivery, sending of postal items, as well as issuance of printed publications and removal of letters from mailboxes will not be carried out.
On Monday, November 5, 2018, Russian post will not work. The exception will be the main post offices of Moscow (Uralskaya street, building 1 and Smolenskaya square, building 13/21), they will work from 08:00.
Delivery of pensions and benefits on holidays will be carried out in agreement with the regional branches of the Pension Fund of Russia, taking into account the specifics of organizing their delivery in a particular region.
On November 6, 2018, all Russian post offices will return to normal. On weekdays the post office is open from 08:00 to 20:00, on weekends from 09:00 to 19:00.
In different regions, the work schedule of the Russian Post may differ; to clarify information, you can call the technical support number indicated on the official website, or use the “Feedback” service. In this case, the Russian postal operator will call you back independently.
Working on holidays in Russia in 2018
In the Russian Federation today there is a law according to which work on weekends and holidays is prohibited, however, in special cases, the employer has the right to call an employee to work on these days.
The following are allowed to work on weekends and holidays:
- to prevent recent natural disasters, industrial accidents, epidemics;
- to prevent situations that could harm people and jeopardize normal living conditions;
- for urgent work.
- pregnant women;
- women who have three or more children;
- guardians;
- employees under 18 years of age.
For going to work on a weekend or holiday, an employee will receive a reward: a day off on any other day or a monetary reward. Payment for leaving on a non-working day is calculated according to the rules of Art. 107 Labor Code.
Double pay for work on a holiday is paid to:
- piece workers;
- employees whose work is paid by the hour or daily rate;
- employees receiving a monthly salary.
On Russia Day, June 12, 2018, Russian Post offices in Moscow 101000 (Myasnitskaya street, 26) and St. Petersburg 190000 (Pochtamtskaya street, 9A) will continue to operate 24 hours a day. For other post offices in the country, this day has been declared a day off. On June 12, exchange of mail with post offices, delivery of postal items, periodicals and removal of written correspondence from mailboxes is not carried out.
In accordance with the production calendar, on Saturday, June 9, post offices of all classes will work on a Monday schedule with a reduction of the working day by one hour, and on Monday, June 11, on a Saturday schedule. Moscow branches 107241 (Uralskaya St., 1) and 121099 (Smolenskaya Sq., 13/21) will continue to work around the clock on June 9, and on June 11 they will work until 21:00. The Russian Post offices in Moscow 101000 (Myasnitskaya street, 26) and St. Petersburg 190000 (Pochtamtskaya street, 9A) will continue to operate 24 hours a day.
On Sunday, June 10, post offices across the country will operate as scheduled. On June 13, Russian Post branches will resume work in accordance with the established schedule. Branches Moscow 107241 and Moscow 121099 will be open from 08:00.
For uninterrupted and timely delivery of pensions and benefits, postal items and periodicals, a different operating mode may be established for a number of rural post offices.
Delivery of pensions and benefits on weekends and holidays will be carried out in agreement with the regional branches of the Pension Fund of the Russian Federation, taking into account the specifics of organizing their delivery in a particular region.
Users of the Russian Post mobile application can quickly clarify the work schedule or find the nearest open post office on the map. The Russian Post application is available for mobile devices based on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone platforms.
Information sheet
Post office - federal postal operator, included in the list of strategic enterprises of the Russian Federation. It includes 42 thousand branches throughout the country and unites one of the largest workforces - about 350 thousand postal workers.
Every year, Russian Post receives about 2.5 billion letters and invoices (of which 1 billion are from government agencies) and processes more than 365 million parcels. Russian Post serves about 20 million subscribers in Russia, to whom about 1 billion copies of printed publications are delivered per year. The annual volume of transactions that go through Russian Post is about 3.2 trillion rubles (pensions, payments and transfers).
Russian Post's revenue from operating activities in 2017 increased by 8.1% (13.3 billion rubles) and amounted to 178.1 billion rubles (164.8 billion rubles in 2016). Revenues of Russian Post increased in all areas of business. The actual net profit of Russian Post exceeded the planned indicators by 28% and amounted to 758 million rubles.