When do students return to school? When do officials and public employees return to work after the 2024 Tet Holiday in Vietnam?
When do students return to school? When do officials and public employees return to work after the 2024 Tet Holiday in Vietnam?
The 2024 Tet Holiday schedule for students varies between provinces and cities.
As of now, several provinces and cities have announced the 2024 Tet Holiday schedule for students. Additionally, within the framework of the academic year 2023-2024 schedule for various educational levels, many localities have included information regarding the 2024 Tet Holiday break.
Some of the Tet Holiday 2024 break schedules for students in various localities, as referenced on the Government of Vietnam's Electronic Information Portal, are as follows:
In Ha Tinh, for students, the 2024 Tet Holiday break begins on February 6, 2024 (the 27th day of the last lunar month of the Year of the Cat) and ends on February 18, 2024 (the 9th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon).
In Dong Thap, preschool, general education, and continuing education institutions will have a Tet break from February 8, 2024 (the 29th day of the last lunar month of the Year of the Cat) to February 14, 2024 (the 5th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon).
In Lao Cai: The Tet Holiday break lasts from February 3, 2024 to February 18, 2024.
In Ho Chi Minh City, according to Decision 3260/QD-UBND dated August 5, 2023, students will have the Tet Holiday break from February 5, 2024 (the 26th day of the last lunar month) to February 18, 2024 (the 9th day of the first lunar month).
Notification 5015/TB-LĐTBXH of 2023 concerning the Tet Holiday and National Day holidays for 2024 for officials and public employees and workers, the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs has clearly stated the details relating to the 2024 Tet Holiday break.
The 2024 Tet Holiday break for officials and public employees is as follows:
Officials and public employees will have a break from Thursday, February 8, 2024 (the 29th day of the last lunar month of the Year of the Cat) to Wednesday, February 14, 2024 (the 5th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon).
Therefore, based on the 2024 Tet Holiday schedule:
Officials and public employees will resume work on Thursday, February 15, 2024 (the 6th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon).
Students will return to school according to the specific schedule of each locality. For instance, in Ho Chi Minh City, students will return to school on Monday, February 19, 2024 (the 10th day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Dragon).
When do students return to school? When do officials and public employees return to work after the 2024 Tet Holiday in Vietnam? (Image from the Internet)
What is the 2024 Tet Holiday schedule for workers?
Notification 5015/TB-LĐTBXH of 2023 concerning the Tet Holiday and National Day holidays for 2024 for officials and public employees and workers, the Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs has clearly stated the details relating to the 2024 Tet Holiday break.
The 2024 Tet Holiday schedule for workers is as follows:
Workers in the private sector will follow the legal regulations and consider one of the three options chosen by the employer:
(1) Choose 1 day at the end of the Year of the Cat and 4 days at the beginning of the Year of the Dragon.
(2) Choose 2 days at the end of the Year of the Cat and 3 days at the beginning of the Year of the Dragon.
(3) Choose 3 days at the end of the Year of the Cat and 2 days at the beginning of the Year of the Dragon.
To be specific, the 2024 Tet Holiday will fall on the following dates:
- 26th Tet: Monday, February 5, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- 27th Tet: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- 28th Tet: Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- 29th Tet: Thursday, February 8, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- New Year's Eve: Friday, February 9, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- 1st Tet Holiday: Saturday, February 10, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- 2nd Tet Holiday: Sunday, February 11, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- 3rd Tet Holiday: Monday, February 12, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
- 4th Tet Holiday: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (Gregorian calendar);
Are businesses required to pay the 13th-month salary to workers during the 2024 Tet Holiday in Vietnam?
Article 90 of the Labor Law 2019 stipulates:
Salary
1. Salary is the amount that the employer pays to the employee under the agreement to perform the job, including the wage level according to the job or title, wage allowances, and other additional amounts.
Article 104 of the Labor Law 2019 stipulates:
Bonus
1. Bonus is an amount or property or other forms that the employer rewards the employee based on production and business results and the level of job performance of the employee.
2. The bonus regulation is decided by the employer and publicly announced at the workplace after consulting the representative organization of the employees at the grassroots level where such an organization exists.
Thus, according to the above regulations, the 13th-month salary is a term coined by businesses and is not a wage regulated by labor law. Furthermore, the 13th-month salary is typically given as a bonus to workers.
Therefore, in principle, businesses are not obligated to pay the 13th-month salary to workers. It depends on the bonus regulation decided and publicly announced by the employer, under which the workers may receive the 13th-month salary during the Tet Holiday if they meet the conditions.
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