Regulation on Paid Annual Leave for Employees

Regulation on Paid Annual Leave for Employees Order of the State Council of the People's Republic of China (No.514) The Regulation on Paid Annual Leave for Employees, which was adopted at the 198th executive meeting of the State Council on December 7th, 2007, is hereby promulgated, and shall come into force as of January 1st, 2008. Premier Wen Jiabao December 14th, 2007 Regulation on Paid Annual Leave for Employees Article 1 For the purpose of safeguarding employees' right to take rest and leave and mobilizing their work enthusiasm, this Regulation is formulated in accordance with the Labor Law and the Civil Servant Law . Article 2 Employees in organs, groups, enterprises, public institutions, private non-enterprise entities and individual industrial and commercial households hiring labor, who have worked continuously for one year or more are entitled to paid annual leave (hereinafter referred to as annual leave). Employers shall guarantee employees' such right. Employees shall be paid for annual leave equally as for normal working hours. Article 3 The annual leave shall be five days for employees who have accumulatively worked for 1-10 year(s); 10 days for employees who have accumulatively worked 10-20 years; and 15 days for employees who have accumulatively worked for 20 years or more. The annual leave shall be additional to national legal holidays and off days. Article 4......