Modern Express News (reporter Liu Yun) Happy Women's Day! Are you on vacation today? According to Article 3 of the State Council's Measures for the Holidays of National New Year's Festivals and Anniversaries, March 8 is a statutory holiday for some citizens. In other words, on Women's Day, women can enjoy a half-day vacation. Recently, a company in Chongqing to celebrate Women's Day to all female employees of the company's six-day holiday news rushed to Weibo hot search, many netizens have praised the fairy boss in the comments, and more male netizens sighed why they are not women. But in fact, many women said that the company did not mention the holiday at all, and women's day not only had to go to work normally, but also did not have any holiday benefits. Some netizens also revealed that their company headquarters has issued a notice that women can take a half-day off, but the leaders of their branches do not allow women to take vacations.
△ Part of Article 3 of the State Council's Measures for holidays on National New Year's Day and Anniversary Days
Women's Day is a legal holiday, is it illegal if the company does not allow women to take a holiday? If she needs to work normally on Women's Day, can a woman apply for overtime pay?
Lu Jinyan, a lawyer at Jiangsu Zhongshan Mingjing Law Firm, believes that March 8 Women's Day is a national statutory holiday, and women enjoy a half-day holiday according to law, and if the company does not allow female employees to take vacations, it is indeed illegal, they can complain to the labor inspection department. "If female employees have concerns, they can also take the form of anonymous complaints."
△ "Letter of the Labor and Social Security Agency [2000] No. 18" document
At the same time, Lu Jinyan said that according to the "Letter [2000] No. 18 of the Department of Labor and Social Security", Women's Day belongs to the holidays of some citizens, and during the holiday period of some citizens' holidays, compared with the regular workers, the unit should pay wages and remuneration, but do not need to pay overtime wages. However, if Women's Day falls on Saturday or Sunday, when the unit arranges for female employees to work overtime, overtime wages for rest days shall be paid in accordance with law.