For domestic enterprises, the Government encourages business owners to swap working days to facilitate employees having a continuous break for the holidays of April 30 and May 1 (continuous break of 4 days for enterprises working on Saturdays and continuous break of 5 days for enterprises taking Saturday and Sunday off).
Enterprises ensure that employees have 2 days off during the holidays of April 30 and May 1 in accordance with regulations
Enterprises only need to ensure that employees will have 2 days off during the holidays of April 30 and May 1 in accordance with regulations in Clause 1, Article 112 of the Labor Code 2019.
Thus, in case enterprises do not allow employees to have 5 consecutive days off for the holidays of April 30 and May 1 according to the State’s holiday schedule, they will not be subject to penalties.
In case enterprises agree to create conditions for employees to have continuous holidays, the make-up working day will be arranged by the enterprise itself to suit the enterprise’s work schedule.
It is also necessary to note that before implementing the working day swap, the enterprise needs to discuss with the employees in advance to agree on the make-up day and the salary for that working day.
If any employee does not want to swap working days but wants to work and take the holidays of April 30 and May 1 as usual, the enterprise also needs to create conditions for the employee.
To ensure consistency in the exchange of working days, the enterprise can prepare an agreement with the employees.
