What is the day on April 14th? What is the meaning of the Black Day?

What is the day on April 14th? What is the meaning of the Black Day?

April 14th is Black Day, which is a day dedicated to single individuals and falls on March 6th, 2024 in the lunar calendar.

Black Day (April 14th) is a day to celebrate and honor single people, affirming their worth and encouraging them to live a happy and fulfilling life.

April 14th is a positive holiday that helps single individuals feel confident, joyful, and love themselves more. When you love and value yourself, you become more confident and happy, and you become ready for beautiful relationships in the future.

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Are employees in Vietnam entitled to days off on the Black Day?

Pursuant to Article 112 of the Labor Code in 2019 stipulating public holidays:

Public holidays

1. Employees shall be entitled to fully paid days off on the following public holidays:

a) Gregorian Calendar New Year Holiday: 01 day (the 1st of January of the Gregorian calendar);

b) Lunar New Year Holidays: 05 days;

c) Victory Day: 01 day (the 30th of April of the Gregorian calendar);

d) International Labor Day: 01 day (the 1st of May of the Gregorian calendar);

dd) National Day: 02 days (the 2nd of September of the Gregorian calendar and the previous or next day);

e) Hung Kings Commemoration Day: 01 day (the 10th of the third month of the Lunar calendar).

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Pursuant to Article 113 of the Labor Code in 2019 stipulating public holidays:

Annual leave

1. Any employee who has been working for an employer for 12 months is entitled to fully-paid annual leave, which is stipulated in his/her employment contract as follows:

a) 12 working days for employees who work in normal working conditions;

b) 14 working days for employees that are minors, the disabled, employees who do laborious, toxic or dangerous works;

c) 16 working days for employees who do highly laborious, toxic or dangerous works.

2. An employee who has been working for an employer for less than 12 months will have a number of paid leave days proportional to the number of working months.

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Pursuant to Article 115 of the Labor Code in 2019 stipulating personal leave, unpaid leave:

Personal leave, unpaid leave

1. An employee is entitled to take a fully paid personal leave in the following circumstances, as long as it is notified to the employer in advance:

a) Marriage: 03 days;

b) Marriage of his/her biological child or adopted child: 01 day;

c) Death of his/her biological or adoptive parent; death of his/her spouse’s biological or adoptive parent; death of spouse, biological or adopted child: 03 days.

2. An employee is entitled to take 01 day of unpaid leave and must inform the employer in the case of the death of his/her grandparent or biological sibling; marriage of his/her parent or natural sibling.

3. The employee may negotiate with his/her employer on taking unpaid leave other than the leave stipulated in Clause 1 and Clause 2 of this Article.

As regulations above, the Black Day is not one of the holidays that employees in Vietnam are entitled to days off. However, employees may take leave on this day in following cases:

- They may take fully-paid annual leave as long as they still have annual leave.

- They are entitled to take a fully paid personal leave in the circumstances prescribed by law.

- They may negotiate with their employers on taking unpaid leave.

Is it permissible for employees in Vietnam to receive salary advances on the Black Day?

Pursuant to Article 101 of the Labor Code in 2019 stipulating salary advances:

Salary advances

1. An employee may receive an interest-free salary advance in accordance with conditions agreed on by the two parties.

2. The employer must make the advance payment to the employee for the number of days the employee temporarily leaves his/her work in order to perform duties of citizens for a period of 01 week or longer, but the advance shall not exceed 01 month’s salary. The employee must reimburse the advance.

An employee who is conscripted in accordance with the Law on Conscription may not receive salary advance.

3. When taking annual leave, an employee shall receive an advance payment of at least salary for the entitled days of leave.

As regulations above, an employee may receive an interest-free salary advance on the Black Day in accordance with conditions agreed on by him/her and his/her employee.

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