This year, Women’s Day on March 8 falls on a Sunday, can this half-day holiday still be had? Can I take compensatory time off? Is there overtime pay if I go to work on Women’s Day?
According to Article 3 of the latest “Measures for Holidays on National Festivals and Memorial Days”, “festivals and commemorative days for some citizens”, on March 8, Women’s Day, women will have a half-day holiday.


According to the Measures for Holidays on National Festivals and Memorial Days, if the holiday for all citizens falls on a Saturday or Sunday, it shall be made up on a working day. If the holiday for some citizens falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday will not be compensated.
Therefore, there is no compensatory day off on Women’s Day this year.

Do women who work normally on this day get overtime pay?
According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security’s “Letter on Wage Issues Related to Holidays for Some Citizens”, during the holidays of some citizens, the employer shall pay wages and remuneration to employees who participate in social or unit celebrations and work as usual, but not overtime wages.
If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, and the employer arranges for employees to work overtime, it shall pay overtime wages on rest days in accordance with the law.

It is reported that the festivals and anniversaries of some citizens on holiday include:
Women’s Day (March 8), a half-day holiday for women;
Youth Day (May 4), a half-day holiday for young people over the age of 14;
Children’s Day (June 1), children under the age of 14 will have a one-day holiday;
On the anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (August 1), active military personnel have a half-day holiday.