What day on the Gregorian calendar is November 15 on the Lunar calendar?
What day on the Gregorian calendar is November 15 on the Lunar calendar?
The lunar November 2024 begins on December 1, 2024 (Sunday) and ends on December 30, 2024 (Monday) in the Gregorian calendar. According to the Ten Thousand Year Calendar, the 15th day of the 11th lunar month 2024 falls on December 15, 2024, in the Gregorian calendar.
Refer to the detailed calendar for the lunar November 2024.
How many days off are employees in Vietnam entitled to for the Lunar New Year 2025?
On November 26, 2024, the Office of the Government of Vietnam issued Official Dispatch 8726/VPCP-KGVX of 2024 regarding Lunar New Year Holiday and other holidays in 2025:
Considering the proposal of the Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs in document No. 5152/BLDTBXH-CATLD dated October 22, 2024, and document No. 5621/BLDTBXH-CATLD dated November 8, 2024, regarding the plan for the Lunar New Year holiday, National Day holiday, and several other holidays in 2025, the Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh has the following opinions:
- Agrees with the proposal of the Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs in the aforementioned documents regarding the Lunar New Year holiday, National Day holiday, and the exchange of working days during the Victory Day on April 30 and International Labor Day on May 1, 2025. The Minister of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs shall notify administrative agencies, organizations, political organizations, political-social organizations, enterprises, and employees as prescribed.
- Agencies and units shall arrange and organize standby sections according to regulations and appropriately schedule work to continuously address tasks, ensuring good service for organizations and people, paying special attention to appointing officials to handle unexpected and urgent tasks that may arise during the Tet holiday as prescribed.
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For the Lunar New Year 2025, employees will have the following days off:
- For officials and public employees: the Lunar New Year 2025 holiday lasts from January 25, 2025 (the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Year of the Dragon) to February 2, 2025 (the 5th day of the first lunar month, Year of the Snake), totaling 9 days.
- For employees: employees are entitled to a 5-day Lunar New Year 2025 holiday as per the regulations in the Labor Code 2019.
However, in 2025, the 5 official days of holiday are preceded by 2 weekend days, Saturday and Sunday, January 25-26, 2025, i.e., the 26th and 27th of the twelfth lunar month in the lunar calendar. After the official holidays, there are 2 more weekend days on Saturday and Sunday, February 1-2, 2025.
Thus, employees will also have a continuous 9-day holiday for the Lunar New Year 2025. Starting from Saturday, January 25, 2025, in the Gregorian calendar to the end of Sunday, February 2, 2025, in the Gregorian calendar (the end of the 5th day of the first lunar month, Year of the Snake).
Moreover, the Ministry of Labor - War Invalids and Social Affairs also encourages enterprises to allow employees to take leave according to the stated 2025 Tet holiday schedule.
What day on the Gregorian calendar is November 15 on the Lunar calendar? (Image from the Internet)
Which working times of employees are considered paid working hours?
Based on Article 58 of Decree 145/2020/ND-CP, it regulates the working hours counted as paid working hours:
Article 58. Working hours counted as paid working hours
- Breaks between hours as prescribed in Clause 2, Article 64 of this Decree.
- Rest periods based on the nature of work.
- Necessary breaks during work, accounted for in labor norms for the natural physiological needs of humans.
- Breaks for female employees during pregnancy or caring for children under 12 months old, during menstruation as stipulated in clauses 2 and 4, Article 137 of the Labor Code.
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Thus, the times of employees considered paid working hours include:
[1] Break time during shifts, counted as working hours for continuous shifts, at least 30 minutes, specifically for night shifts, at least 45 minutes.
[2] Rest periods based on the nature of the work.
[3] Necessary breaks during work, accounted for in labor norms for the natural physiological needs of humans.
[4] Breaks for female employees during pregnancy or caring for children under 12 months old, during menstruation.
[5] Time halted not due to the employee’s fault.
[6] Time for meetings, training, and professional development required by or agreed upon by the employer.
[7] Time for apprentices and trainees directly or participating in work.
[8] Time allocated for labor representatives at the facility to perform organizational duties based on member numbers within the organization.
[9] Time for health checks, occupational disease detection, medical evaluations for assessing work capacity reduction due to occupational accidents or diseases, if arranged or required by the employer.
[10] Time spent registering, checking, and examining health for military service, if it is paid according to the law on military obligations.
