The system of ＂four days’ work and three days’ rest＂ envisioned by NPC professors has aroused discussion.

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　　Recently, Wang Qiyan, a professor at Renmin University of China who is famous for studying leisure life and leisure economy, said in an interview with the media that people in some Nordic countries work four days a week and have three days off. According to China’s current economic growth rate, even if the economic growth rate is lower, if it can increase by 6% every year, by 2030, China can implement the system of working four days and taking three days off.
Population pressure and competitive pressure have always kept the working class in our country in a high-intensity working state. Therefore, Professor Wang Qiyan’s statement immediately aroused great repercussions, and netizens from all walks of life stood in two factions with clear flags. The official WeChat of this newspaper conducted an investigation on this.

　　[Support] The improvement of material level gives birth to leisure demand
"Leisure economy is a matter of time"

　　"Now that people’s material living standards have improved, they begin to hope that the pace of life can slow down and enjoy life." Netizen @ Bai Zhuangzhuang said that she works in a physical examination center and only works for half a day. She is "satisfied" with her life.
In her opinion, life pays attention to contentment. Now, eating and drinking are not worrying, and there are plenty of holidays, which is exactly the life she wants. "I think everyone doesn’t want to be too tired after having certain material conditions. Therefore, the leisure economy of working for four days and resting for three days must be an inevitable trend."

　　"Leisure is economy and attitude"

　　Netizen @ Jinger works in a private enterprise. Although she has only four days off a month and is busy with her work, she thinks her mentality has reached a "leisure state". "According to Professor Wang’s research, the leisure economy can only be achieved if there is material abundance. I don’t think so." @ Jinger believes that it is very important to slow down life. For example, she said that she would not easily add workload to herself, "money can never be earned"; If she has a little spare time, she will get together with her friends … "So, on the surface, my time is tight, but my mood is relaxed."

　　[Objection] The pursuit of leisure economy should also take into account the present.
The leisure economy after 20 years is somewhat ambitious.

　　In the WeChat survey, most netizens are skeptical about the leisure economy and think that "some are too far away". "China has a large population and great competitive pressure. It is not easy to find a suitable job. It is probably counterproductive to talk about the leisure economy now." Netizen @ The watcher of the night sky said.
@ Sky Watcher works as an accountant in a private company. In order to earn more money and buy a house as soon as possible, he also makes up lessons for several students on Saturday and Sunday. "Who doesn’t want to relax, but now the pressure of survival is so great that they must be more diligent than others." He feels that instead of blindly pursuing leisure economy, it is better to focus on the present.

　　The concept of leisure encourages laziness.

　　"The leisure economy must not become a lazy economy." Netizen @ Invisible Champion said.
He left a message on WeChat, "Vacation is more about the welfare of administrative institutions, and service industries such as catering are simply hard to enjoy." He is worried that if the leisure economy becomes a reality, it will only benefit those who enjoy vacation benefits. "I think we should link the vacation system with the workload and work efficiency, and enjoy the vacation after completing certain work tasks, so as to avoid the emergence of lazy people."

Our reporter Guo Yixin Intern Lu Lu

　　○ Quotations from Wang Qiyan

　　Wang Qiyan: Leisure must be based on highly developed material conditions. Only when you have a material foundation can you relax; Otherwise, you can’t even eat. What are you playing with? Everything is based on the improvement of labor efficiency.
Wang Qiyan: The story of the lazy people’s congress (editor’s note: held in 2006, put forward ten declarations, such as "Don’t do what others can do, and don’t do what they can do tomorrow". ) can be interpreted from two aspects. First, when you struggle to a certain extent in the first half of your life, you have a certain foundation. It’s no big deal if you procrastinate for a day. If you are the boss, you procrastinate for a day and someone below will do it for you. Second, this is actually advocating a slow lifestyle. In some countries in Northern Europe, there are slow meals and slow exercise. Greece is a typical example. People often eat a meal for six hours, which is a manifestation of slow life.
Wang Qiyan: No pains, it is respect for your own life, responsibility for yourself, responsibility for your family, and responsibility for the employees of the company you manage. Besides, if you overwork and do everything, what else will others do? You leave some job opportunities for others and don’t overwork yourself, which is more fair.

According to yanzhao metropolis daily.

　　A. Noun explanation

　　Leisure economy: Leisure economy is a highly developed product of industrialized society, which originated in Europe and America, and began to emerge in the middle of 19th century, and entered a period of rapid development in 1980s.
Wang Qiyan, a professor at China People’s Congress, said that China’s leisure economy has several important indicators. First, people’s leisure time will increase substantially, accounting for 40% to 45%; Second, by 2030, about 50% of China’s GDP will come from the leisure industry; Third, 50% of ordinary people’s consumption expenditure is used for leisure consumption; Fourth, half of our land is used for leisure.

　　A link
China’s paid vacation system

　　According to China’s Regulations on Paid Annual Leave for Employees (implemented on January 1, 2008):
Article 2 Employees of government organs, organizations, enterprises, institutions, private non-enterprise units and individual industrial and commercial households with employees who have worked continuously for more than one year shall enjoy paid annual leave (hereinafter referred to as annual leave). The unit shall ensure that employees enjoy annual leave. During the annual leave, employees enjoy the same salary as during the normal working period.
Article 3 Employees who have worked for more than one year but less than 10 years shall have an annual leave of 5 days; If it has been 10 years but less than 20 years, the annual leave will be 10 days; For those who have completed 20 years, the annual leave is 15 days.
National statutory holidays and rest days are not included in the annual leave.

　　advice from others
USA: Holiday days can be accumulated.

　　American paid vacation can be used up at one time in a year, or divided into multiple times as needed. When paying wages, writing down the remaining days of vacation can help employees save and accumulate.
If the employee is dismissed, resigned or retired in the middle of the year, the unused vacation days can be converted into cash in the last salary.

　　Germany: Vacation is wasted without compensation.

　　According to the relevant regulations, new employees of German government agencies can take 20 days off with pay, and the number of days off will increase with the increase of working years. Employees over 50 can enjoy 30 days off with pay every year.
German law also stipulates that people can split the vacation date according to their actual situation, but at least one vacation must reach 12 days, and no economic compensation is given to individuals who do not take vacations.

　　Japan: There are basically one or two holidays every month.

　　There are three long holidays in a year, with the most holidays and anniversaries in May, plus Saturday and Sunday, which is basically a Golden Week. Another continuous holiday is at the end of the year and the beginning of the year. Basically, each enterprise decides the number of rest days at its own discretion.
Japan stipulates that employees have "paid leave", which means paid leave. Although wage earners work a long day, they also have a lot of holidays. Apart from Saturday and Sunday, there are basically one or two other holidays every month.

　　Canada: Give up paid leave and compensate 4% of annual salary.

　　According to the situation in different provinces, there are generally 10 to 12 legal holidays every year except weekends, all of which are arranged on Mondays or Fridays, so you have a three-day holiday with weekends.
According to the Canadian labor law, employers must give employees paid holidays every year, which is part of employee benefits. If the employee gives up paid leave, the employer will compensate 4% of the annual salary.

　　Australia: At least 20 days paid vacation every year.

　　Australia implements a "paid vacation" system. Apart from public holidays, there are at least 20 days of paid vacation every year, and you can also get an incentive salary equivalent to 17.5% of your usual salary.
Although there are many public holidays in Australia, most of them last only one day. Public holidays are generally national holidays, but some departments that must operate, such as large daily supermarkets, will shorten their business hours appropriately. At this time, if you insist on working, you can get twice or even three times the salary, but locals generally prefer not to double or even triple the salary and choose to take a vacation.

　　France: There are 6 weeks paid vacation every year.

　　The French is the original initiator of paid vacation system. Now, paid holidays in France have been as long as six weeks a year, and their working hours have dropped below 40 hours a week.