Regulations on Pay to Employees Working During Lunar New Year Holiday

Under the provisions of Article 106.1 of the Labor Code 2012, overtime is a period of work outside normal working hours prescribed by law or according to a labor agreement or regulation. Depending on the needs and agreement of the two parties, the enterprise may request employees to work overtime during lunar new year (Tet) holiday, but must not exceed 12 hours in a day and must pay overtime as prescribed by law.

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According to Article 25 of Decree No. 05/2015 / ND-CP, the salary for overtime work on lunar new year holiday for employees is prescribed as follows:

An employee who works overtime in the daytime of the lunar new year holiday is entitled to at least 300% of the normal day salary, excluding the salary on that new year holiday if the employee receives wages.

Employees who work overtime at night during lunar new year holiday, apart from enjoying 300% of the normal daily salary, excluding the salary, if the employee receives a daily salary, the employee is also paid at least 30% extra of the average daily wage, and 20% extra of the of the lunar new year holiday pay rate.

In particular, night working hours are calculated from 10:00 p.m to 6:00 a.m of the following day.

For employees who work overtime on the same day as lunar new year holiday, they shall receive overtime pay according to lunar new year holiday; if the lunar new year holiday is the same as a weekly holiday, pay overtime is same as pay for work in weekend.

In addition, when making overtime workers, the enterprise must pay attention to the maximum number of overtime hours a day and must organize compensatory leave for employees as prescribed in Article 106 of the Labor Code and Article 4. Decree 45/2013/ND-CP.

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