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The Qingming Festival holiday balance is insufficient,

Tomorrow, it’s time to return to work and get back in mind,

Before that,

XiaoWu and XiaoCan first need to tell everyone

2 good news + 2 practical reminders

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Good news 1:

There is no rest day reshuffling for the Qingming holiday,

You’ll only work 4 days this week

According to the notice released by the General Office of the State Council regarding the arrangements for certain public holidays in 2026, the Qingming Festival will be a holiday from April 4 to April 6, totaling 3 days, and there will be no rest-day adjustments.

So, this week has only 4 working days—so you’ll reach the weekend even faster!

Good news 2:

These people

Will receive an extra payment of wages this month

If you stay on duty during the Qingming Festival holiday, you will receive an additional overtime pay this month.

How should overtime pay be calculated?

■ April 5 (Qingming Festival) is a statutory public holiday. If the employer arranges work, it must pay compensation of no less than 300% of the worker’s daily wage.

■ April 4 and April 6: if work is arranged and compensatory time off cannot be scheduled, compensation must be paid at no less than 200% of the worker’s daily wage.

■ Also, for workers under an irregular working hours system, whether overtime pay is required for work on statutory public holidays varies by local regulations.

Overtime pay calculation formulas ↓↓↓

■ Triple-pay calculation formula: monthly wage standard ÷ 21.75 × 300%

■ Double-pay calculation formula: monthly wage standard ÷ 21.75 × 200%

(Note: 21.75 is the number of paid days per month)

Weather reminder:

On the first day of work, it will be cloudy,

Starting on Wednesday, it will rain for 2 days in a row

Today is the last day of the Qingming holiday. In Shanghai, the weather is cloudy to overcast. Morning temperatures aren’t low; across the city, most places are between 16°C and 19°C, with the Xujiahui station at 18.3°C. During the day, the highest temperature can reach around 25°C. In the afternoon, it will feel warm and comfortable.

Tomorrow is the first workday after the holiday. It will be mainly cloudy. Starting on Wednesday, warm and humid airflows from the southwest become more active, bringing a period of rainfall across Shanghai. On Thursday, precipitation will be more noticeable, and temperatures will rise; the highest temperature on Thursday can reach 25°C.

Travel reminder:

Starting from 00:00 today, tolls resume on expressways;

Starting from 24:00 today, there will be changes to the North–South Elevated Road and the Inner Ring Elevated Road

During this Qingming Festival holiday, from 00:00 on April 4 to 24:00 tonight, all toll roads (including the airport expressway, toll bridges, and tunnels) will have tolls exempt for small passenger vehicles. Starting from 00:00 tomorrow (April 7), toll collection will resume normally.

Starting from 24:00 tomorrow (April 7), the Inner Ring Elevated Road facilities (from Longhua West Road to Nanpu Bridge) begin third- and fourth-stage construction. Starting from April 8, work such as bridge deck paving and expansion joint replacement will be carried out, and all construction from Longhua West Road to Nanpu Bridge is expected to be completed by May 31. During the construction period, related traffic arrangements are as follows ↓↓↓

■ From 24:00 at night on April 7 to 6:00 the next morning, the mainline of the Inner Ring Elevated Road (from Longhua West Road to Nanpu Bridge) will be closed in both directions, and the LuBan Roundabout to the inner-ring ramp will be closed.

■ From April 8 to May 5, from 24:00 at night to 6:00 the next morning on Monday through Thursday, the outer-ring mainline of the Inner Ring Elevated Road (from Nanpu Bridge to Longhua West Road) will be closed; on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 24:00 at night to 6:00 the next morning, the inner-ring elevated mainline (from Nanpu Bridge to Longhua West Road) will be closed in both directions, and the LuBan Roundabout to the inner-ring ramp will be closed.

From May 6 to May 31, from 24:00 at night to 6:00 the next morning on Monday through Sunday, the inner-ring mainline of the Inner Ring Elevated Road (from Nanpu Bridge to Longhua West Road) will be closed, and the LuBan Roundabout to the inner-ring ramp will be closed.

During the period when the LuBan Roundabout to the inner-ring ramp on the Inner Ring Elevated Road is closed, vehicles that would originally pass through need to exit the elevated road via the outer-ring West Tashangnan Road exit ramp, then make a U-turn and continue along Zhongshan South 1st Road; alternatively, they should detour in advance via nearby roads such as the west side of the North–South Elevated Road (Xujiahui Road), Dapu Road Tunnel, and others.

Get your mindset together, and keep moving forward,

There are still many holidays waiting for you in the second half of the year

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Laiodongbao (Labor News) compiled this from CCTV News Client, China Government Network, Shanghai Human Resources and Social Security, and Shanghai weather releases. If reprinting is allowed, please cite the source

Edited by: Zhang Qianxi

Reviewed by: Ma Sihua

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