OT Payment During 2020 Chinese National Day Holidays

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OT Payment During 2020 Chinese National Day Holidays

 

According to the circular of holiday arrangements for the year of 2020 issued by the General Office of the State Council of the PRC, the National Day holidays and Mid-Autumn Festival will start from 1 October to 8 October 2020. The National Day overlaps with the Mid-Autumn Festival on 1 October 2020. How to calculate and pay the overtime wages if an employer arranges overtime work for its employees during the period from 1 October to 8 October?

 

The General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC has issued a circular on 18 September2020, which has clearly clarified the calculation and payment of overtime wages during the period from 1 October to 8 October. The detailed rules are as follows:

 

  1. The employer shall pay overtime wages at the rate of no less than 300% of the normal wages to the employee if the employee is arrange to work during the period from 1 October to 4 October.

 

  1. The employer shall first arrange the employee to rest afterwards if the employee is arranged to work during the period from 5 October to 8 October. If no rest is arranged, the employer shall pay overtime wages at the rate of no less than 200% of the normal wages to the employee.

 

  1. The employee shall be paid normally if no overtime work is arranged during the period from 1 October to 8 October
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