Abstract
In 2015, the central government issued a document on building the harmonious labor relations, which emphasized the right to rest of workers and rectified the current severe imbalance of labor relations. This document released a signal to guarantee the sustainable development of the labor force for the future. These measures, such as relative departments perfecting the legislation and law enforcement, the trade union performing their duties actively, employing units and workers raising their awareness and enhancing mutual understanding and branches of the government cooperating, can realize the right to rest of workers to the greatest extent possible.
Highlights
In 2015, the central government issued a document on building the harmonious labor relations, which emphasized the right to rest of workers and rectified the current severe imbalance of labor relations
Peking University Center of Social Survey Research published the Research Report on China's Balanced Workplace Index in 2012 showing that at present, per capita working time was 8.38 hours a day; 30.3% of workers worked more than 10 hours, even 16 hours at length
In 2015, the central government issued a document on building a harmonious labor relations requiring that companies protect employees’ right to rest and holidays effectively, improve and implement national regulation on working time, national holidays, memorial days, annual leave with pay, standardize employing units’ examination and approval administration of special working time system, and supervise and urge companies to arrange for workers to take a break based on law
Summary
Peking University Center of Social Survey Research published the Research Report on China's Balanced Workplace Index in 2012 showing that at present, per capita working time was 8.38 hours a day; 30.3% of workers worked more than 10 hours, even 16 hours at length. Regus’s survey indicated that 27% of office workers worked 9 to 11 hours a day; 5% more than 11 hours in China. It can be said that our workers spend their life time creating wealth for our country and the world, but the price is heavy. Working time shall not be more than 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week. 1 http://news.21cn.com/caiji/roll/a/2012/0501/00/11676886.shtml, May, 3rd 2015 2 http://ying-wy.blog.163.com/blog/static/440592682011315105536460/, April, 20th 2015 3 http://www.raincent.com/content-10-3272-1.html, April, 24th 2015 4 Article 3 of Provisions of the State Council on Working Hours of Workers and Staff, 5 Article 41 of Labor Law of People’s Republic of China jpl.ccsenet.org. Vol 9, No 7; 2016 with extreme overwork and why does death from overwork happen so frequently? We need to know answers to these all question and root causes
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