On behalf of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Deputy Minister Le Van Thanh has just signed a proposal to the Prime Minister on a plan to swap compensatory days off for the April 30 - May 1 holidays. According to the proposal, the leader of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs said that the swap plan was proposed after collecting opinions and synthesizing from 15 related ministries and agencies. By April 11, 13 ministries and agencies had participated, 100% agreeing with the proposed plan of the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs. Accordingly, the ministries and agencies believe that arranging to swap normal working days and make up for them on other days will help ensure that people across the country have a harmonious and complete holiday while also stimulating tourism, social consumption, and promoting economic growth. In addition, this swap will not change the working time fund of cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers. The results of the survey of workers by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor also showed that the vast majority of workers supported the proposal of 5 days off.

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Regarding the legal basis, the drafting agency said that according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 112 of the Labor Code, every year, based on actual conditions, the Prime Minister decides specifically on the Lunar New Year and National Day holidays. On that basis, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs reports to the Prime Minister the plan to swap the normal working day on Monday, April 29, during the April 30 - May 1 holiday this year and organize another compensatory day. Specifically, for civil servants and public employees, this working day will be swapped to Saturday, May 4. By swapping like that, civil servants and public employees will have 5 consecutive days off from Saturday, April 27 to Wednesday, May 1. For employees, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs encourages employers to apply the April 30 - May 1 holiday as prescribed for civil servants and public employees. The State labor management agency requested to ensure full implementation of the regimes for employees according to the provisions of law, and encourage more favorable agreements for employees. Based on these analyses, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs proposed that the Prime Minister consider and decide on the April 30 and May 1 holidays, and assigned the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to notify State administrative agencies, public service units, enterprises, and employees to know and implement. Agencies, units, and enterprises shall proactively arrange work and allocate appropriate human resources to ensure work progress and production.

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