Blog Tag - working weekends

Why Are Make-up Working Days a Thing in China?
With the Labor Day holiday already old news, most of us had to deal with a Saturday occupied by what's perhaps the most dreaded work-related days in...
Beijing Goes Back to Work Sunday, but It's Still Saturday Night
So Sunday is one of our working weekends for 2016, the first of four Sundays we'll be at work this year (don't worry, the next one's not until June...
A 2.5-Day Weekend? Never Happen, and Here's Why
The State Administration of Tourism is apparently considering a plan that it first attempted to float during the summer of 2015: that to relieve...
The Bad News: Sunday Begins a 6-Day Work Week. The Good News: It's the Only One All Year
[Update 5/13: China has revised the official holiday calendar to add an additional three-day weekend in September -- see details here] First, the bad...
2014 China Public Holiday Schedule Released: Get Ready to Work Weekends
All set for the greatest human migration in recorded history? As we look forward to the Spring Festival holiday, already exceeding expectations for...
2014 Holiday Schedule Released: Get Ready to Work Weekends
Blue means work, red means holiday. Following an extensive public consultation regarding the onerous nature of working weekends to make up for...