Official Public Holiday Schedule for September 2 National Day of Officials and Public Employees and Workers. Do They Get 4 Consecutive Days Off for the September 2, 2024 Holiday?
Official National Day Holiday Schedule for September 2 for officials and public employees and workers? Is it true that the holiday for September 2, 2024, is 4 consecutive days?
According to Official Dispatch 8662/VPCP-KGVX in 2023 from the Office of the Government of Vietnam, upon consideration of the proposal by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs presented in Official Dispatch 4594/LDTBXH-ATLD in 2023 regarding the proposal on Lunar New Year and National Day holidays in 2024, Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam, Pham Minh Chinh, agreed to the proposal by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs for the National Day holiday from August 31, 2024, to the end of September 3, 2024.
The Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam assigns the Minister of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to inform administrative agencies, organizations, political organizations, socio-political organizations, enterprises, and employees about the National Day holiday in 2024.
According to the notification from the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, officials, and public employees and workers will have the National Day holiday in 2024 from Saturday, August 31, to the end of Tuesday, September 3, Gregorian calendar.
The National Day holiday in 2024 lasts for 4 days, including 2 days of National Day holiday and 2 weekly days off.
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs suggests that agencies and units implementing the National Day holiday schedule in 2024 arrange suitable working segments to continuously address work and ensure the service for organizations and the public.
Agencies and units that do not adhere to the fixed weekend schedule of Saturday and Sunday will base their arrangements on the specific schedule to arrange the National Day holiday in 2024 accordingly.
For employees not under administrative, professional, political, or socio-political organizations, the employer decides on the suitable arrangement for the National Day holiday in 2024.
During the National Day holiday, the employer may choose either Sunday, September 1, or Tuesday, September 3.
Employers must inform employees about the National Day holiday schedule at least 30 days in advance.
If a weekly day off coincides with a public holiday or Tet holiday, employees will be allowed to make up for the day off on the next working day.
Source: Government of Vietnam electronic portal
Official National Day Holiday Schedule for September 2 for officials and public employees and workers? Is it true that the holiday for September 2, 2024, is 4 consecutive days? (Image from the Internet)
Will employees be rewarded during the National Day holiday on September 2, 2024?
Based on Article 104 of the Labor Code 2019 which stipulates:
Reward
1. A reward is an amount of money or assets or by other forms that an employer rewards an employee based on production and business results and the level of work completion of the employee.
2. The reward regulation is decided and publicly announced at the workplace by the employer after consulting the representative organizations of the employees at the grassroots level where such organizations exist.
Therefore, whether or not rewards are given will be decided by the employer. If the reward regulation includes a provision for rewarding employees on National Day, September 2, 2024, employees will be eligible for the reward during this holiday.
The reward regulation is decided and publicly posted at the workplace by the employer after consulting the representative organizations of the employees at the grassroots level where such organizations exist.
How much salary will employees receive if they work on National Day, September 2, 2024?
Based on Article 98 of the Labor Code 2019, which regulates overtime pay and night work pay as follows:
Overtime Pay, Night Work Pay
1. Employees working overtime will be paid based on the wage unit price or actual wage based on the work being done as follows:
a) On regular days, at least 150%;
b) On weekly days off, at least 200%;
c) On public holidays, Tet holidays, and paid days off, at least 300% not including the salary for the holiday, Tet day, or paid day off for employees receiving daily wage.
2. Employees working at night will receive an additional 30% wage based on the wage unit price or the actual wage for ordinary working days.
3. Employees working overtime at night will, in addition to the payments specified in Clauses 1 and 2 of this Article, receive an additional 20% wage based on the wage unit price or actual wage for daytime work on ordinary working days or weekly days off or public holidays, Tet holidays.
4. The Government of Vietnam provides detailed regulations for this Article.
In the case of employees working on public holidays or Tet holidays, they will be paid at least 300% of their wage, excluding the salary for the holiday, Tet day for employees receiving a daily wage.
Moreover, if employees work at night, they will receive an additional 30% of the wage for ordinary working days and an additional 20% of the wage for public holidays or Tet holidays.
Thus, if employees work during holidays or Tet, their wage will be calculated as follows:
- Working during the day: Receive at least 400% wage.- Working at night: Receive at least 490% wage.
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