特殊工时制度研究_.pdf

ABSTRACT

Theworkinghourssystemisoneofthecorecontentsofthelabour

standardslegalsystem.China’sworkinghourssystemcanbebroadlydivided

intothestandardworkinghourssystemandthespecialworkinghourssystem.

Amongthem,themostimportantdocumentforadjustingthespecialworking

hourssysteminChinaistheNoticeonIssuingtheMeasuresforthe

ExaminationandApprovalofFlexibleWorkingHoursArrangementand

ComprehensiveWorkingHoursSchemeAdoptedbyEnterprises,whichwas

formulatedbytheformerMinistryofLabourin1994basedontheprovisionsof

Article39oftheLaborLawofthePeople’sRepublicofChina.Sinceitgrants

provinciallabouradministrativedepartmentstheauthoritytoformulate

correspondingapprovalmethodsforlocalenterprises,mostprovincesand

citiesacrossthecountryhavealsoissuedlocallegaldocumentsonthe

managementofthespecialworkinghourssystem,whichtogetherbuildthe

basicframeworkofChina’sspecialworkinghourssystem.However,giventhat

thesystemhasbeeninplaceforalongtimeandhasnotbeenrevisedsinceits

establishment,itsshortcomingsarebecomingmoreandmoreapparent,andit

isseriouslylaggingbehindthedevelopmentofsocietyandisnolongerableto

meetthecurrentneedsofsociety.In2012,theMinistryofHumanResources

andSocialSecurityofthePeople’sRepublicofChinadraftedandpublished

theRegulationsontheAdministrationofSpecialWorkingHours(Draftfor

PublicComments),withtheintentionofwidelysolicitingtheviewsofallparties

insocietyinordertoreformandimprovethesystem;unfortunately,morethan

10yearshavepassed,andthedrafthasyettomakesubstantiveprogress.

Therefore,itisparticularlyimportanttoconductacomprehensivereviewand

in-depthanalysisofChina’sexistingspecialworkinghourssystem,conduct

profoundresearchonitsproblemsandtheircauses,andactivelyex