Hello、munejyuka。

Last week was Silver Week。

Respect for the Aged Day and Autumnal Equinox Day occur in a short period of time.、It's a stepping stone, but there were holidays in a row.。

I was checking the expressways during Silver Week.、Were the conditions on the expressway on Saturday, September 25th a little different from normal Saturdays? It felt like。

Expressway conditions in the Kinki region on Saturday, September 25th

The previous day, the 24th (Friday), was the autumnal equinox and a public holiday.。

There were also traffic jams on the expressway at night.。

The next day, the 25th (Saturday)、The traffic situation was a little different from the usual Saturday traffic.。

What's the difference?、

Where traffic jams occur、The situation was similar to weekdays.

about it。

Below is the screen at that time.、The loop line of the Hanshin Expressway is congested.。

This is a traffic jam that is common on weekdays.。
You don't often see traffic jams like this on Saturdays.。

That means、The 24th was a public holiday, so、I imagine that many people were working on the 25th.。

Are large companies the only ones that have a two-day weekend system?

I was curious、I searched a little。

Looking at the materials from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare、Approximately 60% of companies have a full two-day weekend system.。

Don't you think it's less than you expected?

Is it something like this?

A large company with many employees has a two-day work week.、Even though it is about 60%、If you look at the number of people affected, it would be over 60%.。

Also、Companies that have some form of two-day weekend system、It is said to be about 85%.。

This is、perhaps!

This week it's some form of this。

Autumnal equinox day → holiday

Saturday of the week → Work

It seems that。

How about that?

Summary

・On Saturday during Silver Week, traffic jams were as congested as on weekdays.

・The autumnal equinox was two days ago, so、I guess many people worked on Saturdays.

・According to documents from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare、Approximately 60% of companies have a full two-day work week system.

・Approximately 85% of companies have some form of 2-day weekend system.

I was a little surprised to learn that there are still about 40% of companies that do not have a full two-day weekend system.。

Personally, I have the impression that there are many。

that's why、It seems that there was traffic congestion on Saturday like on weekdays.。

Same goes for paid vacation.、I think it would be great if we could live in a society where people can take proper breaks!

Please read to the end、thank you very much!