Recently, Li Ming, a member of the Jilin Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, suggested at the two sessions of Jilin Province that a four-and-a-half-day work week could be implemented in schools and enterprises during the compulsory education stage to promote weekend short-distance travel in the province, sparking heated discussion. In fact, Sichuan, Hebei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang and other provinces have also issued relevant documents to encourage qualified places and units to implement 2.5 days of vacation.
In this regard, the person in charge of some enterprises said that the current production tasks are heavy and the operating pressure is high, and it is difficult to arrange flexible work according to the 2.5-day leave method.
The rest and vacation patterns of non-public enterprises are generally the same, and work and vacation arrangements are implemented in accordance with labor laws.
Shen Jianfeng, a professor at the Law School of the Central University of Finance and Economics, believes that to a certain extent, the current laws and regulations involving labor leave do not provide an institutional prerequisite for 2.5 days of leave.
"The current regulations are 8 hours of work per day and 40 hours per week. If the employer does not increase the burden, do not reduce workers' wages, and do not change the total working hours of the 40-hour week, the 2.5-day vacation model means that the other 4.5 days require 40 hours of work, and the daily working hours will exceed 8 hours, which is equivalent to increasing the burden on the employer to pay overtime pay."
Some legal professionals bluntly stated that with encouragement, the 2.5-day leave cannot be implemented on a large scale in a "one-size-fits-all" manner. It can only be reasonably and legally arranged by the employer according to its own needs without affecting normal office and production and business activities.
