Overview
- Saturday, Nov. 1, was an official workday nationwide, and for standard five‑day schedules it was shortened by one hour as a pre‑holiday day.
- Employees for whom Nov. 1 was a scheduled day off must receive at least double pay for being called in or may opt for an additional day off.
- Long rest days now run Nov. 2–4, with Nov. 4 marking the non‑working public holiday of Unity Day set by Article 112 of the Labor Code.
- Experts clarified that pieceworkers are paid at double rates, hourly or daily workers receive no less than double their rate, and salaried staff get at least an extra single daily rate within the monthly norm or double beyond it.
- HR guidance warned that skipping the working Saturday without a valid reason can be recorded as absenteeism with possible reprimand, dismissal, or loss of bonus under local policies.