Is there a 5 day or 6 day work week in China

[moon88]

Dear cecil,
Is there a 5 day work week or 6 day work week in China? Do women in China get paid maternity leave? Do Chinese men get any paternity leave? Thanks.

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,
1. Most companies in China depending on their origin either has a 5 1/2 or 5 day work week.
2. Usually, the Multi national companies, offer 5 day work week. But some have gone into alternate Saturday offs.
3. It would be interesting to note, prior to China opening up their economies, some Chinese firms or companies have long lunch breaks as long as 2 hours.
4. Where, like the Mexicans, the employees get to sleep during the lunch hours! Usually, this is not often the case in the cities. But in rural China, it is still much the practise.
Thus, this would be a culture shock for busy executives who intend to shift their operations to China at one time.
5. A few studies had been conducted and it was found that some companies nowadays even encourage their employees to take `cat naps' of 5 to 15 minutes.
Which was said to increase their mental health and attention.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 4/26/00 12:25:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
Is there a 5 day work week or
6 day work week in China? Do
women in China get paid
maternity leave? Do Chinese
men get any paternity leave?
Thanks.