{"id":15215,"date":"2025-01-24T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T06:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/?p=15215"},"modified":"2025-02-04T09:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:31:10","slug":"what-businesses-in-china-need-to-know-aboutfor-spring-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focus.cbbc.org\/what-businesses-in-china-need-to-know-aboutfor-spring-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"What businesses in China need to know for Spring Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spring Festival \u2014 also known as Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year \u2014 brings a mix of celebration and operational challenges for businesses in China. While the holiday is a time of joy and cultural significance, it also creates unique disruptions, including temporary shutdowns, heightened employee turnover, and logistical bottlenecks. To navigate this critical period, companies must plan strategically, as China Briefing\u2019s<\/a> Qian Zhou explains<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Spring Festival 2025 will run from 28 January to 4 February, spanning a total of eight days. 26 January (Sunday) and 8 February (Saturday) are designated as work days to compensate<\/a> for the long Spring Festival break. In a departure from previous years, the holiday has been\u00a0extended by an additional day, beginning on Chinese New Year\u2019s Eve (\u9664\u5915).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overtime payment for hours working during Spring Festival<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To ensure the smooth operation of production and sales activities during Spring Festival, many companies need to adjust employee leave schedules and establish duty rosters. When requiring employees to work during the holiday, compliance with overtime payment regulations is critical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Chinese labour laws and regulations, overtime payment rates vary depending on the type of rest days and the working hour system implemented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the\u00a0standard working hour system, for work performed on an official public holiday (i.e. 28-31 January in the case of Spring Festival), not less than 300% of the normal wage shall be paid; for work on weekend or an adjusted rest day (1-4 February), and where such rest days cannot be postponed and taken at another time, not less than 200% of the normal wage shall be paid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the comprehensive working hour system, for work performed on public holidays (28-31 January), not less than 300% of the normal wage shall be paid. However, no rest day is outlined under this system, so for work performed on those adjusted working days and weekends, no overtime payments are available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under the non-fixed work hour system, there are differences in overtime regulations across different regions. For instance, in Beijing, employees under the non-fixed work hour system are not entitled to overtime pay for hours worked on public holidays (28-31 January). However, in Shanghai, these hours are considered overtime, and employers are required to pay compensation of up to 300% of the normal wage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For adjusted working days on weekends, no overtime payment is due.<\/p>\n\n\n\n