Japan UNIQLO Will Have A Week Off Work System On Wednesday.

Before 1995, China had been resting on Sunday only for one day a week. This year is the twentieth year of the two-day system in China. Sina launched a survey on the "four day working system". Among the 25 thousand people who voted, the number of netizens who agreed with the "four day working system" accounted for more than 85%.

Those who disagree mainly focus on the staff of marketing positions. Because of their pay and performance, vacations do not make much sense to them.

The Chinese people's 2.5 day short vacation has just proved to be empty and joyful, and the staff of UNIQLO in Japan may be unhappy recently because they are going to have a small holiday every week - a four-day week and three days off.

Fast Retailing, the parent company of UNIQLO, confirmed to the media that in October this year, a new labor system would be introduced to the 1/5 of the total number of employees of its 10 thousand employees, that is, as long as the employees are willing to extend their working hours for 8 hours to 10 hours a day, with the guarantee of 40 hours working hours per week, they can choose 3 days off a week, and the wages will remain unchanged as usual.

Fast Retailing, a Japanese garment retailer, holds a well-known brand of UNIQLO, as well as ASPESI, National Standard and so on.

Since its establishment, its business performance has climbed rapidly and has created many sales miracles.

However, like many fast growing companies, the turnover rate of fast selling staff has been relatively high, which has also hindered the development of the company to a certain extent.

It is reported that the parent company of UNIQLO is aiming at reducing the turnover rate of employees and giving more rest time to those who need to take care of the elderly or children, so as to retain more employees under the background of fierce competition for talent.

If the system proves to be successful, it will consider introducing it to headquarters and more stores.

A survey by the Ministry of health and labor in Japan showed that Japanese employees averaged 18.5 days off in 2013, but only 9 days were used.

According to statistics from the Japanese government, about 22% of the staff in China spend every week.

The time is more than 49 hours, and this proportion is only 16% in the United States, and only 11% in France and Germany.

It has been criticized for its poor working environment and harsh treatment of employees.

In 2011, reporter Masuo Yokota published "The Glory and Disgrace of Uniqlo" ("honor and disgrace of UNIQLO"), which disclosed the situation of overtime work in UNIQLO factory, and pushed the enterprise to the cusp of the storm.

UNIQLO, though reminded of the publisher of the book, failed.

But the publication of this book has led to a series of internal investigations. Now UNIQLO is a firm "suitable working environment" proponents, and indeed has made a change.

Many people envy Wednesday's rest.

It is not the only Japanese UNIQLO. The concept first appeared in some developed countries in Nordic Europe, where the welfare system was sound, the income was high, and the accumulation of wealth enabled them to enter the era of leisure economy.

Even in the United States, where workaholics are everywhere, according to the statistics of the American Association of human resources management, 10% of enterprises can provide a "Wednesday rest" option.

Although there is no official statement on the implementation of the four day working system in our country.

But the survey shows that most netizens remain optimistic about this.

46.1% of voters believe that ten years can be achieved.

Although some experts said that in 2030, there is hope for "one Wednesday off" in our country. But according to the current economic development and the implementation degree of paid vacation, the pressure of implementing the "four day working system" is not small.