It is necessary to uniformly stipulate the time to announce the annual holiday and Tet schedule

On the afternoon of October 21, the National Assembly discussed in groups the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Labor Code, the Law on Archives, the Law on Gender Equality, the Law on Red Cross Activities and the Law on Employment.

In the thẩm tra report presented by Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture and Society Nguyen Dac Vinh on the amendment of the Labor Code, it is clearly stated that the Committee basically agrees with the addition of Vietnam Culture Day and the regime of full-time salary leave for workers.

The thẩm tra agency said that there was an opinion proposing to study and supplement July 27th, War Invalids and Martyrs' Day into the list of days off to receive full salary.

Expressing opinions discussed in groups, delegate Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa (Vinh Long National Assembly Delegation) said that she strongly agreed with the proposal to study and supplement July 27th, War Invalids and Martyrs' Day into the list of full-wage holidays for workers.

Explaining this issue, delegate Thoa said that currently the number of full-time days off for Vietnamese workers is 12 days and is not high compared to other countries. In addition, the allocation of days off for periods and quarters of the year is not even.

July 27th has extremely important and deeply humane historical and political significance, is an opportunity for the whole society to express gratitude to people with meritorious services, educate the tradition of patriotism, responsibility and the morality of "drinking water, remembering the source" for the young generation" - delegate Thoa emphasized.

This person also pointed out that if July 27th is added, workers will have a total of 13 holidays and this is not too high compared to some countries. At the same time, it also helps to allocate holidays more reasonably and periodically throughout the year, the gap of 87 days from May 1st to July 27th is shortened, followed by about 37 days until National Day September 2nd.

She hopes that if possible, the 80th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 2027) will be the first occasion to have this holiday.

In addition, delegate Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa also proposed that in amending the Labor Code, it is necessary to legalize the principle of arranging holiday and Tet schedules in a stable, proactive and predictable direction.

Speaking at the group, Politburo Member, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man expressed his approval of legalizing the addition of Vietnam Culture Day November 24 as a full-time holiday.

According to the National Assembly Chairwoman, this is not just a day off, but also carries a message affirming that culture is the spiritual foundation and endogenous strength of the nation.

Having a day dedicated to honoring Vietnamese culture shows the concern of Party and State leaders for the position and role of culture in the cause of building and developing the country.

In addition, the National Assembly Chairwoman proposed to study regulations to unify the time to announce the annual holiday and Tet schedule, which can be announced from September of the previous year so that agencies, businesses and employees can proactively arrange work and production and business plans.

It is necessary to avoid the situation where the holiday schedule has been announced but then continued to be adjusted, causing passivity for people and businesses.

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