Finalize the exchange plan for the April 30-May 1 holiday today

Talking with Dan Tri, Mr. Ha Tat Thang, Director of Safety labour (Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs) said all Today (April 8) 15 ministries and agencies will submit comments on the proposal to swap working days to extend the term holiday 30 /4-1/5.

Currently, the above proposal to swap working days is being consulted with ministries and branches.

“After receiving full opinions of ministries and branches, the new drafting agency synthesizes and advises ministry leaders to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision,” Mr. Thang said.

Article 112 Labor Code 2019

Employees are entitled to leave from work enjoy full pay during holidays tet following:

a) New Year’s Day: 1 day

b) Lunar New Year: 5 days;

c) Victory Day: 1 day

d) International Labor Day: 1 day

d) National Day: 2 days (September 2 and 1 day immediately before or after);

e) Hung King’s Death Anniversary: ​​1 day (March 10th of the lunar calendar)

Every year, based on actual conditions, the Prime Minister decides on a specific day off. at points b and dd of this article.

According to the provisions of Article 112 of the 2019 Labor Code, during the year, employees have a total of 11 holiday Tet and receive full salary. The holiday at the end of April has Victory Day (April 30) and International Labor Day (May 1) consecutively.

If these holidays coincide with weekly holidays employees are entitled to compensatory leave on the following day.

Labor law does not have regulations on swapping working days for holidays. April 30 – May 1, but based on the specific situation each year, the Government makes appropriate decisions. In fact, in the past, there have been times when the executive agency applied the change of working days to have a longer vacation schedule during this holiday.

This year, after synthesizing comments from ministries and branches, Ministry of Labor – Invalids and Social Affairs will submit to the Prime Minister for review Consider deciding on this issue of swapping work schedules.

Up to now, only 3/15 ministries and branches have sent comments on the above proposal. Accordingly, the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of Information and Communications, the Ministry of Transport all approved the proposal to swap working days so that the holiday from April 30 to May 1 lasts 5 days from April 27 to May 1. 5 of which swapped the normal working day (April 29) to make up another day.

Previously, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs sent a document to 15 ministries asking for opinions. industry on the proposal to swap working days for the Victory Day holiday, April 30, and International Labor Day, May 1. 

In addition to the April 30-May 1 holiday this April, civil servants and workers also have a day off on Hung King’s Death Anniversary, March 10 of the lunar calendar, which falls on Thursday. April 18. This is the working day of the week for workers, so the holiday schedule for the Hung King’s Commemoration Anniversary in 2024 is only one full day, Thursday, April 18 (ie March 10 of the lunar calendar).

If mentioned Proposal to swap working days so that the holiday from April 30 to May 1 is extended for 5 consecutive days was approved this month. This month, workers can increase the number of days off for the holiday up to 6 days.