On 12 September 2024, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) issued Notification No. 028/24, addressing paid leave for the upcoming Pchum Ben Festival. The notification directs the owners/directors of enterprises-establishments to grant all workers-employees paid leave for three consecutive days from 1 to 3 October 2024.

However, alternative arrangements may be applied if there are mutual agreements between workers-employees and employers, or if internal labor regulations or collective bargaining agreements specify different terms.

For enterprises-establishments with global business objectives which require daily ongoing operations, where granting leave to all employees may disrupt operations or public interest, rotational paid leave may be implemented. 

Besides, if the rotational paid leave cannot support the operations of the enterprises-establishments, employers can negotiate with workers-employees’ representatives to inform all workers-employees to work during public holidays, and alternative paid leave will be placed on the other days instead.

Employers are required to maintain a list of workers-employees on rotational paid leave for labor inspection.

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