Is the company's 26-day system illegal?

Legal analysis: Under standard working hours, it is legal to work no more than eight hours a day, no more than forty hours a week, and take at least one day off every week. Therefore, even if you go to work on Saturday, as long as you work no more than 40 hours a week.

Legal basis: Article 38 of the Labor Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * The employer shall ensure that workers have at least 1 day off every week.

Provisions of the State Council on Working Hours of Employees

Article 3 Employees shall work 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week.

Article 7 State organs and institutions shall practise uniform working hours, with Saturdays and Sundays as weekly rest days. Enterprises and institutions that cannot implement the unified working hours stipulated in the preceding paragraph may flexibly arrange weekly rest days according to actual conditions.