The "May Day" holiday is approaching, but the issue of the May Day holiday has once again sparked extensive discussion. Some people believe that the current May Day holiday system essentially deprives people of their due normal rest time, seriously affects the balance of work and life, and damages people's sense of happiness.
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CCTV also spoke out at this moment, believing that the principle of compensatory leave should not interfere too much in people's lives, and the decision-making department should correctly grasp public opinion. But there are also differing opinions. This May Day holiday has once again aroused national discussions, and all parties have different views.
The May Day holiday is actually only one day, and the compensatory leave system harms the work-life balance
According to the arrangement in recent years, the May Day holiday is nominally 5 days, but in essence only one day is a real rest. The remaining four days are "compensatory leave" through early or postponed leave, the so-called "compensatory leave". As a result, many people have to work for several days in a row before and after the May Day holiday, often working overtime overnight to cope with the work peak.
And this time can only be used up until the weekend or other time, which is scheduled for the rest of the holiday. Such an arrangement has seriously disrupted the normal physiological laws and rhythm of life of the staff, and caused great physical and mental fatigue. Compared with the opportunity of two days off on weekends, the May Day holiday only provides a very limited rest time through compensatory holidays.
It's hard to be truly relaxing. What's more, this "nominal holiday" can no longer meet people's psychological needs for relaxation and gatherings during the special May Day holiday. It severely affects and disrupts work-life balance and seriously undermines the well-being that people deserve.
People generally oppose "compensatory holidays" and question them for disrupting the rhythm of life
As the May Day holiday approaches, the topic of "need to go to work this Sunday" quickly appeared on the hot search. Netizens have expressed their opposition to the May Day holiday arranged in the name of "compensatory leave", questioning that it will actually disrupt the normal rhythm of life. "If you can't put it down, don't let it go!" "People who take a single day off work for nine days in a row!" "You can't take the original rest time to make up for the break!".
These netizens left messages that strongly questioned the "compensatory holiday". They believe that May Day, as a national holiday, should have implemented the regular arrangement of weekends or extended weekends, otherwise it would be "no holiday". This arrangement seriously affects the balance between normal working days and weekends, and loses the original meaning of the holiday.
Some netizens also pointed out that arranging the May Day holiday in the name of "compensatory holiday" is essentially to stimulate consumption and drive the economy. However, this approach does not meet the real needs of the people, nor can it really improve people's livelihood, and has been widely questioned by public opinion.
CCTV issued a voice to raise questions about the holiday policy
In the face of widespread public skepticism, CCTV finally spoke. CCTV pointed out that the holiday is by no means a "holiday", and the decision-making department should intervene in people's lives to a minimum, and cannot sacrifice the normal rhythm of life and happiness of the people because of economic factors.
CCTV's remarks have attracted widespread attention. In essence, it expresses doubts about the current policy of "compensatory leave system" during the May Day holiday, believing that relevant departments may ignore the real needs and psychological expectations of the people when making decisions, thus affecting the quality of life and happiness of the people.
CCTV also called on policymakers to have an in-depth understanding of public opinion, actively respond to mainstream public opinion, balance the interests of all parties, and not consider the interests of a certain period or group alone, nor sacrifice the rights and interests of another part of the group. This is a worthy view from both the scientific nature of the policy and the standpoint of safeguarding people's livelihood.
When different opinions appear, it is difficult to reconcile the interests of all parties
However, not everyone has given a comprehensive rejection of the "compensatory leave system" for the May Day holiday. Some netizens said that arranging holidays in the name of compensatory holidays can still meet the leisure needs of some people such as travel. Especially for employees living in other cities, this can give them more time to spend the holidays with their families.
In addition, some business people also said that if the regular weekend or long weekend arrangements are resumed, it may affect production plans and business operations, bringing certain difficulties to many industries. Therefore, the "compensatory leave system" can balance the utilization rate of enterprises to a certain extent.
From this point of view, the setting of the May Day holiday involves the interests of the people, enterprises and many other levels. It is difficult to conclude in a one-size-fits-all scheme which arrangement is best. The entanglement of interests involved behind this is also the crux of the problem.
As of now, opinions remain very divided. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) support the "compensatory leave system" to better adapt to production, while individual workers and state-owned enterprises are more inclined to return to regular arrangements. Relativism, maintaining multi-party equilibrium may be the best way to solve this problem.
epilogue
The issue of the May Day holiday system has exposed the divergence between the decision-making level and the public's expectations. Although compensatory leave can meet some needs, it is difficult for the public to accept the long-term transfer of working hours, and it also loses the true meaning of the festival.
The resumption of regular arrangements is also detrimental to departmental production plans. Therefore, in the future, government departments should strengthen exchanges with the public, weigh the interests of all parties, and seek a balance between protecting people's livelihood and taking into account production needs.
Retain some flexibility to compensate for holidays, but major holidays should generally resume regular arrangements. Different industries and enterprises can be flexible, but they must not affect the weekends and holidays of all employees for a long time. Strengthen public opinion supervision and public opinion participation, so that decision-making is closer to public opinion and seeks people's livelihood and well-being.
Only through such concrete measures can we find a long-term solution to this problem while taking into account the interests of all parties while resolving public grievances. I hope that the future holiday arrangements can truly take into account all aspects of harmony.