Ahead of Labor Day on May 1, which is a Sunday, there is interest in whether an alternative holiday will be applied. In conclusion, a separate alternative holiday does not apply.
Labor Day is a paid holiday stipulated by the Labor Standards Act. This means that if you are a worker, you can get paid and rest. However, even if Labor Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, there is no substitute holiday for Monday or Friday.
Alternative holidays are designated when national holidays such as March 1, Liberation Day, National Foundation Day, Hangeul Day, and Children’s Day overlap Saturday or Sunday. In addition, if the Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays overlap with a Sunday, an alternative public holiday will be designated. Even if Buddha’s Birthday and Christmas overlap with Saturday and Sunday, no alternative holidays are given.
Although Workers’ Day, which allows paid rest on weekdays, overlapped with Sunday this year, no additional allowances corresponding to Workers’ Day are paid.
On the afternoon of the 28th, labor attorney Kim Hyo-shin said in YTN Radio’s ‘Wise Radio Life’, “If two holidays overlap, only one holiday is recognized by the Ministry of Labor.” We have to admit it,” he explained. He also explained, “There is no separate allowance for this,” and “just rest.”
However, if you work on Labor Day, which is a Sunday, you can receive a separate allowance. Some of the workers who work in shifts at restaurants, nursing homes, and hospitals work on Labor Day. Mr. Kim said, “These people say, “Sunday is not a weekly holiday in their schedule.” “That day becomes a working day.” . He explained, “Since I work on a paid holiday, in this case, in addition to the monthly salary, I can receive holiday work allowance separately.”
On the other hand, Labor Day is a day when workers from different countries strengthen their sense of solidarity to improve their poor working conditions and improve their status. Since 1958, the government has designated March 10, the founding date of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions for the Promotion of Independence, the founding day of the Korean Federation of Trade Unions, as Labor Day. started doing Since 1994, from an international perspective, May 1 has been celebrated as Labor Day.
Reporter Jeong Bong-oh Donga.com bong087@donga.com
