In 2024, at the China Supermarket Week forum, Yu Donglai, founder of the Henan retailer Pang Donglai, announced ten extra days of bu kaixin jia, unhappy leave. Staff who are unhappy or do not want to come to work can take it. Management may not refuse, and a refusal counts as a violation. The new leave comes on top of 40 days of paid annual leave.
Yu has said that a profitable company should hand out at least about half of its profit. “One cannot put all the money in one’s own pocket. Employees must feel respected and feel hope.”