The promotion of mandatory paid leave from some local authorities has aroused heated discussions, as reported by Chinanews.com on Saturday.

Many local authorities in China have issued a series of detailed regulations regarding paid leave for state employees.

Some of these regulations are establishing a link between the implementation of paid leave or annual leave and the assessment of individuals or the whole unit.

In south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, an enterprise or institution will not be justified in assessing a unit for promotion without implementing annual leave.

Some netizens support these regulations since it means many employees who are working overtime might finally have a rest, but there are some who express suspicion that these regulations are too rigid and should not be set as binding policies for individual performance.

Some experts believe that the mandatory paid leave regulations show local authorities' determination for carrying out the law.

However, some also argue that it's still not practical to implement such kinds of rules, since many employees from different enterprises are still forced to work overtime, and thus time-off is not a luxuary they have.

In this way, promoting the paid leave regulations is still risky business.

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