About 50 percent of Chinese employees choose not to take paid leave, fearing it will jeopardize their chances of future promotion or give their employers the impression they are lazy, according to a recent nationwide survey conducted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. Comments:

Employees should be made aware that they are legally entitled to paid leave. However, the regulations covering paid leave need strengthening to stop employees giving up their right because they fear they won't be paid.

People's Daily, July 28