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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

China Working Weekends


One thing to be aware of when looking at moving to China and your vacation schedule is “working weekends.” This is something that Tractor Man and I were not told about until we got here, so I really want to make sure that I share this information with you. Its always easier when you are a little more informed going in than not. 

Working weekends, in essence, is a way of making up some of the holidays that the company gives. For each holiday on the calendar there is a weekend day that will have to become a working day. I’m still not completely sure of the reasons behind this, but here is the little bit I have learned. The Chinese people tend to work in another provence than where their family lives so they would rather have a longer holiday to be able to travel to see their family. Then they will make up those days by working other days. 

A good question to ask the company you are coming over with is what holidays from your home country they honor, if any. For example, China does not celebrate Christmas, so that is a day you would have to take as a vacation day if you only get the Chinese holidays.  

Below is the complete holiday schedule for 2013 in China as put out by the government. 

New Year’s Day: Holiday from the 1st of January to the 3rd of January, three days in total. Jan. 5th (Saturday) and Jan.6th (Sunday) will then become working days.

Spring Festival: Holiday from the 9th to 15th of February, seven days in total. Feb.16th (Saturday) and Feb.17th (Sunday) will then become working days.


Tomb-sweeping Day: Holiday from the 4th to 6th of April, three days in total. Apr.7th (Sunday) will then become working day.


Labor Day: Holiday from the 29th of April to the 1st of May, three days in total. Apr.27th (Saturday) and Apr.28th (Sunday) will then become working days.


Dragon Boat Festival: Holiday from the 10th to 12th of June, three days in total. Jun.8th (Saturday) and Jun.9th (Sunday) will then become working days.


Mid-Autumn Festival: Holiday from the 19th to 21st of September, three days in total. Sep.22nd (Sunday) will then become working day.


National Day: Holiday from the 1st to 7th of October, seven days in total. Sep.29th (Sunday) and Oct.12nd (Saturday) will then become working days

                                                                                         

 Always,
 Southern Belle 

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