Debate on the proposal for 5 days off for April 30 holiday: Which side has the majority?

LikeTuoi Tre Onlineinformed: On April 4, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs proposed to swap normal working days and make up for them on other days during the upcoming April 30 and May 1 holidays.

This is to help cadres, civil servants, public employees and workers have 5 consecutive days off.

However, this is just a draft proposed by the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs for the Prime Minister to consider and decide. Whether or not to have 5 consecutive days off is still awaiting the opinions of 15 agencies and ministries before the Prime Minister makes a final decision.

In addition to participating in the above pollTuoi Tre Online, many readers have responded to this issue.

5 days off to stimulate consumption and tourism

Standing on the side of the majority of people who support the 5-day holiday, reader Hoa Vang wrote: "We should take 5 days off to stimulate the economy. Those who have the means will spend money, those who have less money will eat normally at home, rest in place, and regenerate their labor force."

Sharing the same opinion, reader nickname Camilla added: "We should take 5 days off. Those who don't take a day off should go to work, one day off is worth 2 days' pay, and those who work all year round also want to have time to enjoy themselves."

Similarly, reader Nam Tran expressed: "Welcome, the proposal is very reasonable to stimulate consumption. Those who do not want to quit can continue to work, the salary will be tripled, with higher income to improve their lives."

Adding another perspective, reader Cong Bang wrote: "Vietnam is one of the countries with the fewest days off in the world. The more developed a society is, the higher the standard of living, the more time off is appropriate for the development process. Even Cambodia today has more days off than Vietnam, China has a whole week off for its national day, and European and American countries have had more days off than Vietnam for a long time."

According to reader Cong Bang: "Low labor productivity is due to inefficiency, not spending more time working. There must be time to consume before production can be stimulated. Only a few workers are affected. Hopefully no one is left behind."

Should take 2 days off as prescribed or swap Hung King's death anniversary

To defend the view that there should be 2 days off as prescribed, some readers also gave quite specific reasons.

Regarding this idea, reader nickname KN wrote: "The annual calendar is already printed, why didn't the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs consult the Government at the end of last year? How can businesses and workers manage in time if they do that?"

In addition, reader An wrote: "It's best to take as many days off as there are holidays. Taking too many days off is just a waste. If you don't need to make up for the time off, then take the time off. But if you have to make up for it after taking the time off, it's a disadvantage for people and businesses when they have to do paperwork or have urgent matters to deal with."

Disagreeing with the idea that a long break will stimulate the economy and tourism, reader nicknamed Black Cat expressed his opinion: "Whoever wants a long break, just ask for a leave. Just focus on stimulating tourism, there are thousands of other industries and services such as manufacturing, food and beverage, transportation..., if there is a long break, it will be seriously affected, so only benefiting tourism is not appropriate and not fair."

In order to reconcile both directions, Mr. Tran Ngoc Hai suggested: "It is reasonable to swap the Hung King's death anniversary (10/3 lunar calendar) to April 18 solar calendar. Take that day off to Monday (April 29) so that workers will have 5 days off at once."