Let me ask, how many days off will workers get for New Year's Eve 2024? - Reader Minh Tri
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| How many days off for New Year 2024? |
1. How many days off for New Year 2024?
According to Clause 1, Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, employees are entitled to take time off with full pay on the following holidays and Tet:
- New Year's Day : 01 day (January 1st);
- Lunar New Year: 05 days;
- Victory Day: 01 day (April 30th);
- International Labor Day: 01 day (May 1st);
- National Day: 02 days (September 2 and 01 day before or after);
- Hung King's Commemoration Day: 01 day (10th day of the 3rd lunar month).
According to the above regulations, on New Year's Day, employees will have 1 day off (January 1).
However, January 1, 2024 falls on a Monday, so in the case of officials, civil servants, public employees and workers whose weekly days off are Saturday and Sunday, they will have a total of 3 consecutive days off (from December 30, 2023 - to January 1, 2024);
In case the employee has Sunday as their weekly day off, they will have a total of 02 days off (from December 31, 2023 - to January 1, 2024).
Object | Workers have weekly days off on Saturday and Sunday. | Workers have Sunday as their weekly day off. |
New Year Holiday 2024 | 03 consecutive days (from December 30, 2023 - to January 1, 2024) | 02 days (from December 31, 2023 - to January 1, 2024) |
2. Regulations on annual leave for employees
Regulations on annual leave for employees according to Article 113 of the 2019 Labor Code are as follows:
- Employees who have worked for 12 months for an employer are entitled to annual leave with full pay according to the labor contract as follows:
+ 12 working days for employees working under normal conditions;
+ 14 working days for underage workers, disabled workers, workers in heavy, toxic, or dangerous jobs;
+ 16 working days for people doing especially arduous, toxic, or dangerous jobs.
- Employees who have worked less than 12 months for an employer shall receive the number of annual leave days in proportion to the number of months worked.
- In case of resignation or job loss without taking annual leave or not taking all annual leave days, the employer shall pay salary for the days not taken.
- The employer is responsible for regulating the annual leave schedule after consulting with the employee and must notify the employee in advance. The employee can negotiate with the employer to take annual leave in multiple times or combine leave for a maximum of 3 years at a time.
- When taking annual leave before the salary payment date, employees are entitled to an advance salary according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 101 of the 2019 Labor Code.
- When taking annual leave, if the employee travels by road, rail or waterway and the number of days for round trip travel is more than 02 days, from the 03rd day onwards, the travel time will be calculated in addition to the annual leave and will only be counted for 01 leave per year.
3. Regulations on weekly rest for employees
Regulations on weekly rest for employees according to Article 111 of the 2019 Labor Code are as follows:
- Each week, employees are entitled to at least 24 consecutive hours of rest. In special cases where weekly rest is not possible due to the work cycle, the employer is responsible for ensuring that employees have an average of at least 4 days off per month.
- The employer has the right to decide to arrange weekly days off on Sunday or another specified day of the week, but must record it in the labor regulations.
- If the weekly day off coincides with a public holiday as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, the employee is entitled to take the weekly day off in lieu on the next working day.
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