As the aging of the population intensifies, there are more and more "empty nest" elderly people. How can we enable our children to "go home often"? On February 14, the fourth session of the 11th Nanning CPPCC opened. Some CPPCC members focused on the topic of caring for the elderly.
Problem
Nursing leave is difficult to obtain, and many people cannot afford it.
When parents are sick and hospitalized, the only child has no leave and cannot escape from work. How to balance the "balance" between work and parents has become a difficult problem.
Ms. Que, a citizen of Nanning, is an only child and works as a grassroots civil servant in Qinzhou . At the end of 2017, her mother was bedridden after suffering a stroke and being hospitalized. After seeing the news about the implementation of single-child nursing leave in Guangxi, Ms. Que repeatedly consulted her employer and labor union about the leave application. The employer replied that she had not seen the relevant documents and would not approve the leave.
In desperation, Ms. Que could only travel between Qinzhou and Nanning and asked for long-term companionship. "Last year during the weekends and holidays, I went back to Nanning to see my mother, and rushed back to Qinzhou on Sunday night. It was really tiring."
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In fact, as early as September 2017, "Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region implemented the People's Republic of China "Measures of the Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of the Elderly" has been implemented since then. It stipulates that if a parent over 60 years old is sick and hospitalized, the only child in Guangxi can enjoy paid nursing leave of no more than 15 days per year (hereinafter referred to as "nursing leave").
However, the implementation situation of different units is very different.
Ms. Zhou, a civil servant in a functional department in Xingning District, Nanning City, said that in the district government department, if staff meet the conditions, they only need to fill out a leave request form and submit relevant materials to apply for nursing leave.
Ms. Chen is the head of the human resources department of a real estate company in Nanning. She said that since the implementation of the policy, no one in the company has asked for nursing leave, and "even if it is requested, it will not be approved" .
This is because, on the one hand, the company will not take the initiative to publicize this policy, and very few employees know about it; on the other hand, due to labor cost considerations, private companies will not easily approve fakes. For enterprises, "If you violate this regulation without corresponding penalties, it will not be implemented. This is basically a piece of paper."
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Rights protection
You can apply for arbitration, but it will take a few months
If you please take care How can employees safeguard their rights if their leave is rejected by their employer? A lawyer from the
legal service hotline 12348 said that this behavior is a dispute between the two parties over vacation during the performance of the labor contract. The employee can first negotiate with the company with the policy document, and record and videotape the negotiation process. If the company still does not approve, the employee can Apply for arbitration to the labor dispute arbitration department, or complain to the labor inspection department.
However, the time cost of applying for arbitration is not low. When the reporter consulted the Nanning Labor and Personnel Dispute Arbitration Court, the other party said that if this situation occurs, arbitration applications can be accepted, but the number of people applying for arbitration has been scheduled until June. The
policy is difficult to implement. How should relevant departments supervise it?
reporters learned from the legislative body that after general regulations are promulgated, they will be implemented by the administrative agencies responsible for specific implementation. If multiple departments are involved, the departments will take the lead in formulating further implementation details. As a legislative body, the National People's Congress can also urge relevant administrative agencies to implement it as soon as possible through law enforcement inspections.
ā²In May 2018, caring people massaged and washed the feet of elderly residents in Hsinchu Community, Nanning City, to celebrate Mother's Day together.
suggested that
refine the policy as soon as possible and strengthen supervision and inspection.
In the view of Commissioner Lu Yanling, there are many reasons why nursing leave is difficult to implement, the most important of which is that the details are unclear. There are some practices and experiences from other places worth referring to.
First of all, we should refine the policy as soon as possible to ensure that the implementation of nursing leave is well-founded, and make unified and detailed regulations on issues such as the identity confirmation of the only child, the hospitalization status of the parents, and how to calculate the time spent on leave for the only child from other places.
Secondly, relevant tax and subsidy policies should be studied and formulated to eliminate or reduce the cost increase caused by the implementation of nursing leave for enterprises. Relevant departments can make up for it through tax adjustments and other methods.
Finally, supervision and inspection of work should be carried out regularly. It is recommended that the civil affairs department, health and family planning department, human resources and social security department and the Office of Aging communicate in a timely manner, conduct research on the implementation of the policy as soon as possible, and issue opinions and suggestions.
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Have you ever asked for nursing leave? Has the unit approved it?
It is difficult to obtain nursing leave, and it is difficult for employees to protect their rights.
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