The deputies suggested that Nanning abolish the 3-hour lunch break system and implement the nine-to-five, and the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau replied

The Paper's reporter Lu Xinwen

According to the news on the website of the Nanning Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau in Guangxi On 12 August, the Nanning Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau replied on August 6 to Li Qiongzhen, a deputy to the Municipal People's Congress, and others in their "Proposal on Implementing the "Nine-to-Five" Work System in Organs and Public Institutions," saying that the comprehensive implementation of the "nine-to-five" work system by Nanning Municipal Organs and Institutions has a relatively large impact and involves a wide range of aspects, and it is necessary to conduct in-depth study of its necessity and feasibility. If individual organs and institutions in Nanning City consider implementing the "nine-to-five" work system, they may report to the Nanning Municipal Government for study and approval before implementation.

According to the Nanning Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, the Notice of the General Office of the People's Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Adjusting Office Hours (Gui Zheng BanDian [2019] No. 101) requires: "From May 1, 2019, the office hours will be adjusted to 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and there will be no longer summer office hours and winter office hours." In April 2019, the Notice of the Office of the People's Government of Nanning Municipality on Adjusting Office Hours was issued, "From May 1, 2019, the office hours will be adjusted to 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., and there will be no longer summer office hours and winter office hours." At present, the working hours of most organs and institutions in Nanning City are carried out in accordance with the notice. At the same time, in order to facilitate the masses, the Civic Center and some window units have implemented the "nine-to-five" work system with the consent of the Municipal People's Government, that is, 9:00-12:00 in the morning and 13:00-17:00 in the afternoon.

The Nanning Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security said that the implementation of the "nine-to-five" work system does not conflict with the current national regulations on the working hours of employees. Some units in the autonomous region and Nanning City also have precedents for implementing the "nine-to-five" work system, such as the Government Affairs Service Center of the Autonomous Region, the Nanning Civic Center, the Economic Development Zone, the High-tech Zone, and some second-level window units of the Municipal Human Resources and Social Security Bureau, which have also implemented the "nine-to-five" work system according to their own conditions, which to a certain extent is conducive to improving the efficiency of government organs, especially service windows, alleviating traffic congestion, extending the rest time of relevant staff, better handling family affairs, increasing entertainment activities and expanding consumption, and promoting economic development.

At the same time, we must also see that, on the one hand, Nanning is a southern city, the high temperature time is long, and the appropriate rest at noon is conducive to the elimination of fatigue of cadres and workers and the quality and efficiency of work; on the other hand, the current work and rest system is consistent with the working hours of the autonomous region organs, which is conducive to the docking and communication of work from top to bottom.

The Nanning Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security said in its reply that because the nanning municipal organs and institutions have a greater impact on the full implementation of the "nine-to-five" work system and involve a wide range of aspects, it is necessary to conduct in-depth study of its necessity and feasibility. Under the current situation that the working system of Nanning Municipal Organs and Institutions remains unchanged as a whole, if individual organs and institutions in Nanning City consider implementing the "nine-to-five" work system, they may report to the Municipal People's Government for study and approval after implementation in accordance with the current examination and approval procedures.

Earlier, Li Qiongzhen and other deputies said in the "Proposal on the Implementation of the "Nine-to-Five" Work System in Organs and Public Institutions" that at present, the work schedules of organs and institutions in Nanning City's Zhihe District (County) are from 8:00 to 12:00 in the morning and from 15:00 to 18:00 in the afternoon. The shortcomings of the current system of work and rest in government organs are: First, the work hours are scattered and not concentrated, which affects work efficiency; second, it is inconvenient for the masses to handle affairs, and the masses in remote areas often encounter noon work time; third, most cadres and workers leave early and return late, and are "tired at both ends" from early to late; fourth, the time for cadres and workers to shop, relax, and study is very limited, and life is inconvenient, especially the situation of families who have no one to take care of family affairs is more prominent; fifth, in today's society, it advocates home-school co-education, especially since the comprehensive opening up of the two-child policy Parents who leave early and return late not only cannot pick up and drop off their children, but also give cadres and workers a very limited time to accompany and educate their children, and sixth, all aspects of society are concentrated on commuting to work, and the traffic pressure is great.

Li Qiongzhen and other deputies held that the system of two-and-a-half hour lunch breaks in government organs arose from the social foundation of the past when the economic level was low and the pace of life was slow, when people needed to have a long lunch break to go home to cook and eat, and now most cadres and workers choose to eat in the canteen of the unit or eat nearby; with the rapid development of the economy and society, the urban space is constantly expanding, foreign exchanges are getting closer and closer, and the people's concept of work and life is constantly updated, and it is necessary to adjust the previous work and rest system to meet the needs of the times. At present, the government service window in Nanning's municipal urban area has implemented the "nine to five", but with the rapid development and increasing prosperity of the economy and society, the acceleration of the pace of work and life of the people, the society's call for the reform of the current work and rest time of the city's organs and units is getting higher and higher.

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