Chapter 636 Hit him with benefits

In the era of planned economy, there was no problem of job stability. At that time, there were only those who had jobs and those who did not have jobs. Those who had jobs referred to those who had workers' establishment, and those who did not have jobs were all second-rate people.

After the reform and opening up, self-employed individuals and private enterprises gradually emerged. With the reform of state-owned enterprises, the so-called worker establishment also disappeared in the long river of history.

The older generation of workers have experienced the era of planned economy. They once enjoyed stable jobs, and they are particularly fond of the word "stability".

Especially after the wave of layoffs in the late 1990s, many workers lost their jobs. At this time, a stable job without having to worry about being laid off has become an ideal goal in the minds of many people.

Even now, civil servants, doctors, teachers, etc. are still the best occupations in the eyes of the mother-in-law. Second-level occupations, such as banks, state-owned enterprises, etc., can be made do with.

The biggest advantage of these professions is their stability.

The workers at New Oriental Motor Factory opposed Li Weidong's acquisition mainly because they did not want to lose this "stability."

Especially older workers like Master Wang, who have passed the age of hard work. After working for more than 30 years, although he is not rich, he still has some savings.

Giving him a salary increase of 180 yuan a month is not very attractive to him. For an extra few dozen yuan, it is better to give him a job that can last him until retirement without worrying about being laid off midway.

work.

So Li Weidong simply came up with the "unfixed-term labor contract" strategy.

The Labor Law promulgated by China in 1994 protects the legitimate rights and interests of workers in many details, such as recruitment age, working hours, public holidays, holidays, paid vacations, etc.

One of them is that to establish a labor relationship between an employer and an employee, a labor contract must be signed in accordance with laws and regulations.

However, the regulations at that time clearly stipulated that the contract must have a clear term. The purpose of this was to ensure the interests of workers and prevent workers from being tied to one company for their entire lives and becoming "long-term employees" of the company.

After all, at that time, many people still felt that private entrepreneurs were like capitalists or landlords in the old society, and would exploit workers as much as possible. In order to prevent private entrepreneurs from using a contract to restrict workers’ freedom of coming and going, they must

Add a fixed term to the contract.

But with the discovery of the economy, this situation of signing contracts every three to five years has harmed the interests of workers.

Workers will worry that when the contract period is up, if the company does not sign a contract with them, then they will be unemployed!

Especially for older workers, it will be difficult for them to find other jobs if they lose their jobs.

So in 2007, when the country amended its labor law, there was an open-ended labor contract to prevent workers from being "unemployed" when they get older.

According to the provisions of the law, if an employee has worked continuously for more than ten years in the same employer and both parties agree to renew the labor contract, if the employee proposes to conclude a labor contract with an indefinite period, an indefinite-term labor contract shall be concluded.

Of course, even if you sign an open-term labor contract, those who should be laid off will be laid off. In later Internet companies, there are only a few people over 40 who have not been laid off.

But layoffs and non-renewal of contracts are two completely different situations.

Layoffs require compensation to workers in accordance with the law. For layoffs from some major Internet companies, the compensation given is enough to live in a small city for a lifetime.

If the contract expires and is not renewed, you will leave directly without receiving any compensation.

Therefore, although this kind of indefinite-term contract cannot guarantee that workers will be as stable as civil servants, it can indeed protect workers' rights and interests to a certain extent.

It is still 2001, and the labor law has not yet clarified that there is no fixed-term contract, but in order to solve the problem of New Oriental Factory workers, Li Weidong simply came up with the idea of ​​​​unfixed-term labor contract.

Moreover, Li Weidong also changed the concept in a very stupid way, linking an unlimited term with being able to work for a lifetime.

How did Master Wang know this? When he heard that the contract had no time limit, he could work until retirement without worrying about losing his career midway.

In Master Wang's subconscious mind, he has the same stability as a state-owned enterprise.

However, in terms of face, private enterprises are inferior to state-owned enterprises.

State-owned enterprises are not part of the system, and workers in state-owned enterprises do not have the status of civil servants or public institutions. However, the status of workers in state-owned enterprises is a matter of pride for others.

When working in private enterprises, the common perception is that working for an individual boss will not give you face, and it does not sound promising.

Master Wang sighed, his attitude softened a lot, and then he said: "With this indefinite-term contract, it is very stable, but we are not considered workers of state-owned enterprises anymore. If relatives and friends ask, are you here?"

Where do you work, I’m too embarrassed to answer!”

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The saying that you can get rich through hard work has been around for some years, but in the subconscious mind of many people, as long as you are not working for the public, it is not considered a serious job, and it would be very shameless to speak out about it.

When asked where you work, if you answer that you work in a certain bureau, you must have face. If you say you work in a certain factory, then you will go down a level. If the certain factory is still a private enterprise, you will be embarrassed to speak.

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At that time, the contempt chain of workers was that foreign-funded enterprises were better than state-owned enterprises, state-owned enterprises were better than private enterprises, and private enterprises were better than working with self-employed individuals.

In order to attract foreign investment, foreign-funded enterprises enjoy some super-national treatment. People generally think that the moon in foreign countries should be rounder. No matter what, as long as it can have a little foreign style, it is good.

Being able to work in a foreign-funded enterprise means that you can be exposed to foreign influences every day, and you will naturally appear to be high-ranking. In some developed coastal cities, if you work in a foreign-funded enterprise, you are more popular than civil servants in finding a partner.

Moreover, at that time, the scale of China's own enterprises had not yet developed, management and systems were not in line with international standards, and salaries were not high. In comparison, foreign investors did provide more money, good benefits, and indeed had advantages in terms of remuneration.

At that time, foreign trade-related majors were the best choice for college entrance examinations, because studying this major allowed one to work in foreign-funded enterprises.

At that time, many graduates from 985 universities would compete for the position of foreign trade salesperson in a foreign-funded enterprise. In the eyes of ordinary people, the foreign trade salesperson of this foreign-funded enterprise was just a gold collar!

Nowadays, it is unthinkable! I am a top student who graduated from 985 and become a foreign trade salesman? How funny!

Those that are one level lower than foreign-funded enterprises are naturally state-owned enterprises. Everyone knows this and there is no need to explain it further.

The next lower level is private enterprises. Those that can be called private enterprises are those that have already reached a certain scale.

Although private enterprises are not as stable as state-owned enterprises, such large-scale private enterprises still adhere to rules in management. At least they formally sign contracts with labor unions and will not deliberately find excuses to withhold wages, holidays and rest days.

Also guaranteed.

In the eyes of ordinary people, ordinary workshop-style factories are not considered private enterprises, and can only be regarded as larger self-employed businesses, similar to those running restaurants on the roadside.

This category is at the bottom of the chain of contempt for wage earners.

Small businesses or self-employed businesses often do not follow rules in management. They do not sign employment contracts, do not pay social security and medical insurance, deduct wages at will, force overtime, work as usual on statutory holidays and rest days, do not pay overtime pay, and deduct money when asking for leave, etc.

Wait, this is a common phenomenon.

There are too many unknown factors when working in a small enterprise or as a self-employed person. Whether you can meet a conscientious boss depends entirely on your luck.

Most workers simply hope to receive rewards through their labor, rather than gambling on luck. Therefore, this kind of work, which is full of unknown factors, is naturally not welcomed.

It is precisely because of the existence of this chain of contempt that Master Wang raised the issue of losing face when working in a private enterprise. This is indeed a very real problem.

And this problem not only existed at the time, it will still exist in the future.

Li Weidong is not capable of solving this kind of problem, but he is capable of solving the person who raised the problem, that is, Master Wang in front of him.

So Li Weidong said: "Master Wang, although I am not a state-owned enterprise here, the treatment I give to my workers is better than that of foreign-funded enterprises!"

"As a private company, how can your treatment be better than that of a foreign-funded enterprise?" Master Wang looked unconvinced. After all, at that time, the best treatment in the country was that of foreign-funded enterprises.

Li Weidong continued: "I plan to implement an enterprise annuity system for the employees of New Oriental Factory."

"What is the enterprise annuity system?" Master Wang asked immediately.

"Enterprise annuity is a kind of pension insurance system." Li Weidong continued to explain: "Let me give you an example. For example, Master Wang, you are currently receiving salary from New Oriental Factory. After retirement, you will receive pension from the national social security fund.

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This enterprise annuity is equivalent to the social security fund established by the enterprise for its employees. After you retire, not only can you get a pension from the state, but the factory will also give you an additional pension, which is equivalent to getting two

A pension!”

"Two pensions? Real or fake? Is there such a good thing?" Master Wang looked unbelieving.

"Of course it's true." Li Weidong continued; "Developed countries have long begun to implement this system. For example, in the United States, many companies have this enterprise annuity. And in Japan, both large and small companies have this system.

Enterprise annuity system.

However, these are benefits given to them by foreigners. After foreign-funded companies came to China, they did not implement an enterprise annuity system for Chinese employees. Now I plan to implement this system in New Oriental Factory. Isn’t this a better treatment than foreign-funded companies!

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Master Wang generally didn't listen to the latter part of the explanation. His mind was now filled with the matter of two pensions.

For a person who is about to retire in ten years, how much pension he can get after retirement is obviously the issue he is most concerned about.

"There are really two pensions?" Master Wang confirmed again.

"Of course, I still said what I said. When the time comes when we sign the contract in black and white, if you can't trust me, how can you still not trust the contract?" Li Weidong replied.

Master Wang nodded in confusion. At this time, his mind was in a mess and he no longer knew what to choose.

As a state-owned enterprise worker, it is certainly prestigious to speak out, but the two pensions are really too tempting!

Especially for this kind of old worker who will retire in a few years, face is not as important as pension!

Li Weidong continued: "Master Wang, I think we will talk about this today. What are the specific contents of this indefinite labor contract and the enterprise annuity and how to implement it? I will write a written plan and then submit it to you.

Inform all employees of New Oriental Factory!"

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Even twenty years later, enterprise annuities are still a rarity for the Chinese. Only a few companies with good welfare will have enterprise annuities.

However, in developed countries in Europe and the United States, the enterprise annuity system has been implemented for decades.

Enterprise annuities are similar to social security. The individual contributes part of the money and the company contributes part to form a fund. When employees retire, they will receive money from this fund, either in installments like social security pensions, or in the same way as social security pensions.

The provident fund is collected all at once.

This fund can also be invested like a social security fund, but it usually invests in some capital-guaranteed financial products.
To be continued...