As the bell of the New Year is about to ring, we are about to usher in the first holiday of 2024 - New Year's DayHowever, the arrangement of the New Year's Day holiday in the 2024 holiday notice issued by the General Office of *** recently has caused widespread controversy.
It is clearly mentioned in the notice"There are no compensatory holidays", but after a careful review of the calendar, quite a few people found thatThe so-called three-day New Year's Day holiday is actually just a week.
6. The normal rest day on Sunday is included, and there is only one day of statutory holiday that truly belongs to New Year's Day.
So, what the hell is going on?Are we been"Three-day vacation"Are the beautiful words deceiving?
What is compensatory leave?
Compensatory time off, a seemingly simple term, actually involves a delicate balance between work and restIt is not as simple as "adjusting the rest time", but a multi-dimensional concept that integrates national policies, corporate management and employee welfare.
National-level compensatory holidays usually occur during holidays, which bring together the originally scattered holidays to form a longer holiday, so that people have more time for leisure activities.
On the other hand, the enterprise-level compensatory leave is more concerned with how to reasonably arrange the rest of employees under the special working hours systemto ensure their health and work rights.
So, why is there such a move as a holiday?Mainly due to the accumulation of work and economic pressure caused by holidays, in order to alleviate these pressures, ** and enterprises have sacrificed part of their weekend time to a certain extent in exchange for more public holidays, in order to achieve a balance.
But this practice has also sparked some controversy, and many netizens said that in this mode of compensatory leave,Normal schedules are disrupted, the holiday experience is poor, and productivity is reduced after returning to work, creating the so-called "post-vacation syndrome".
On the other hand, the company's internal compensatory leave is to meet the needs of employees who have adopted special work systems such as irregular working hours and comprehensive working hours.
With these flexible work arrangements, businesses can ensure that employees are well restedAt the same time, it also ensures the smooth completion of production tasks.
In addition to the above-mentioned functions, compensatory leave is also an effective means of employee motivation, by allowing employees to flexibly adjust their working hours according to their own needs, enterprises can not only improve the efficiency of employees, but also enhance employees' satisfaction and sense of belonging to the company.
For example, some industries, such as the service industry and manufacturing,Working hours are often adjusted according to customer needs and production schedules, and this is especially important when time off is required.
In practice, enterprises should formulate a set of detailed rules for compensatory leaveIncluding how to apply for compensatory leave, how to negotiate with the team, the compensation mechanism after compensatory leave, and how to reasonably arrange the compensatory time off, etc.
It is also important to note that employees should stay in touch with their work, even during compensatory periods, in order to respond to emergencies that may arise.
Compensatory leave is a people-oriented management method, which reflects the respect for the individual needs of employeesIt also reflects the refined requirements of modern enterprises for human resource management.
As long as it is used correctly, it will have a positive role in promoting both personal development and corporate benefits.
The controversy caused by the "compensatory leave".
On the one hand, some people think that the holiday is disrespectful to workers, and on the other hand,Some people believe that compensatory leave is necessary because it gives people who are far away from home a chance to return home and reunite, so should it exist?
Since 1995, China has officially abolished the single-rest system and implemented the system of "doing five days off and two days off". In 1999, in order to stimulate consumption and tourism, China began to implement the "Seven Days of Happiness" model, that is, the Spring Festival, National Day, Labor Day three holidays and before and after the double rest together, seven days off.
However, this vacation model has led to a surge in the number of holiday travelers, and the carrying capacity and transportation capacity of scenic spots are insufficient, which seriously affects people's travel experience.
In 2008, China began to implement the "small long holiday" model, dividing the May Day 3-day holiday to the Qingming Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, and increasing the statutory holidays to 11 days.
One of the days of the holiday is named "compensatory holiday", generating the current "artificial long holiday".However, whether the existence of this "artificial long vacation" is for rest or to promote the economy has become one of the focal points of discussion.
Some people believe that the existence of the holiday is to stimulate domestic demand and promote economic consumption. The data shows that during the "May Day" holiday, the tourism market has seen a good recovery.
But for netizens who are "at home", it may be better not to let go of the holidayBecause the compensatory rest disrupts their normal rhythm of life and makes them feel exhausted.
Some white-collar workers in enterprises and office workers in government agencies and institutions oppose compensatory leave, they believe that compensatory leave does not increase the holiday, but disrupts the normal work and rest time and social order, and at the same time leads to a surge in travel costs, while some blue-collar workers who work in factories think that compensatory leave is necessary, because they need to use the long vacation to go home to visit relatives.
We have to think about the question: are we really too few statutory holidays?The data shows that China's statutory holidays are not only lower than those of the Netherlands, Denmark, the United Kingdom, France, and the United States, but even fewer than JapanThis may be the root cause of people's dissatisfaction with the holiday.
New Year's Day is a three-day holiday
With the release of the 2024 holiday arrangement notice, the public's attention to the holiday system has increased again. However, the "three-day holiday" setting on New Year's Day has caused widespread controversy.
Although the holiday office has repeatedly emphasized the principle of "no compensatory leave,But most netizens pointed out that in fact, New Year's Day was just an extra day off.
According to the notice of the General Office, the 2024 New Year's Day holiday and week.
Sixth, Sundays coincide, forming a so-called "three-day holiday".
However, many members of the public are unhappy with this, believing that the three days off include the weekend rest that they should have enjoyedTherefore, the actual New Year's Day holiday is only one day.
This selfishness in the wording has led some to question the sincerity of the holiday, and they crave a true and honest statement - "New Year's Day is a day off", without any false propaganda.
Many netizens have expressed their dissatisfaction and doubts about this, they think, aside from the New Year's Day holiday, just take other holidays as an example, why do you have to take the holiday?In fact, the number of vacation days and weekend rest days should be independent of each other, and if they are lumped together, they are undoubtedly only for certain purposes.
Therefore, they advocate the elimination of Saturdays and Sundays in order to more accurately calculate the number of days off on holidays, and to be clear on this issue based on the principle of seeking truth from facts.
And it is worth mentioning that although the New Year's Day holiday makes people look forward to three days of free time, unfortunately, the highway is not free of charge.
This has led many people to mistakenly believe that the toll has been waived and have entered the highway one after another, only to be caught paying the toll, which has ended in a depressing ending.
Everyone feels very uncomfortable and unfair about such a setup, and I hope that the relevant departments can take into account the interests of the publicPolicies must conform to the actual needs of the masses of the people, and cannot simply go through the motions in a formalistic manner.
However, some people have a rational attitude and point out that the arrangement of holidays is not completely suitable for everyone, although it is very important for those who are at home and enjoy the mountains and rivers, but for some migrant workers, this form of vacation does not seem to matter much.
For example, those waiters, cashiers, salespeople and cleaners, their jobs do not have holidays available, even if they are on vacation, they cannot escape the pressure and toil of reality, so to truly solve the holiday problem, it is necessary to take into account all levels of people, not just perfunctory formalities.
It is expected that the future holiday system will be more in line with the needs of the actual public, better reflect humanistic care, and the public hopes that the relevant departments can carefully consider public opinion, to convey the message to the public in a true and transparent way, so as to win more people's reputation and support, only in this way, holidays can play their due significance and role in people's lives.
Who invented the Reconciliation of All Evils?
The origin of the compensatory leave system is not unique to China, it was born in England and was originally conceived by the German mathematician Karl MarxIt was later implemented in 1909 by the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Belloc Marshall.
The original purpose of the system was to provide flexible working hours so that employees could achieve a better work-life balance while completing the required workload.
In China, the implementation of the compensatory leave system has undergone a series of historical changes, as early as the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was a state of almost no rest throughout the year.
With the development of time, China gradually changed from a single holiday system to a double rest system, and in 1999 began to try to compensate for the holiday, in order to cooperate with the ** week system, to promote economic development, in 2008, China further improved the holiday system, increased the Qingming, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival three traditional festivals of the holiday.
Although the compensatory leave system is in line with the desire of workers to better balance life and work, with the progress of society and economic developmentThe problems brought about by the system are also becoming more and more prominent.
Most people will choose to travel on holidays, which has brought an impact on the transportation and tourism industry, especially during the May Day and 11th week, the highway is congested and the tourist attractions are crowded, resulting in many people not only not getting the relaxation and rest they deserve, but becoming physically and mentally exhausted.
Due to limited time, people have to spend a lot of time waiting in line to enter the scenic area, losing the opportunity to enjoy what should be leisure.
And after the holiday, people still need to continue to work with exhaustion, which is one of the reasons why many people oppose the holiday, the relaxed nervous system during the holiday period is back online, and the psychological and physical excitement state will contract instantaneously due to sudden work requirements, requiring a short adjustment processHowever, short compensatory time off does not provide enough time, which affects productivity and employee well-being.
In the face of these issues and challenges, strict traffic controls, a reservation system for scenic spots, and prioritizing public and private holidays can help alleviate congestion and provide a better travel experience.
Moreover, it is also an urgent problem to fundamentally improve the compensatory leave system, increase more opportunities for complete holidays, and strengthen corporate supervision during holidays to prevent illegal overtime from becoming the norm.
Therefore, as a flexible way of arranging work, the compensatory leave system has both positive aspects and some problems that cannot be ignored.
In the future, in the process of improving and perfecting the compensatory leave system, it is necessary for all parties to work togetherto provide employees with a better work-life balance, while also looking at other solutions to achieve a win-win situation for productivity growth and personnel well-being.