If you work overtime for less than 30 hours, you will be deducted! A cross-border company in Shenzhen has gone viral

Recently, a piece of news about "employees who work less than 30 hours overtime will donate 300 yuan" became a hot search on a certain social platform, attracting the attention of a large number of netizens. The cumulative number of readings of the topic has now exceeded 100 million times.

Overtime deductions? Donate NT$300 for less than 30 hours

It is reported that the company was established in 2014 and is a cross-border e-commerce company located in Shenzhen. Its products are sold on multiple e-commerce platforms.

In the "Announcement on Strict Implementation of Overtime System" issued by the company, clear requirements were made for employees in operation and development positions: from September 1 to December 31, 2022, employees must work overtime for 30 hours per month, and will be given a meal allowance of up to 20 yuan if they work overtime until 8 or 9 p.m. every day. If employees work less than 30 hours of overtime, they will be required to donate 300 yuan to the company.

In addition, the company requires employees to provide a screenshot of their clock-in time that night + order details to the cashier as the basis for weekly reimbursement.

However, on a certain recruitment software, the company's regulations are contrary to the above practices, clearly stating that employees do not have to work overtime, can apply for compensatory leave if they work overtime, and there is no mandatory overtime requirement. When a media outlet asked the company to verify the authenticity of the incident, the company said that the incident was true, but it was an internal company matter.

For a time, there were many different opinions. Most netizens condemned the company involved, saying sarcastically: "I owe money after working; is the company a disaster-stricken unit? It still needs employees to donate to the poor; I worked for a month and owed the boss thousands of yuan."

Of course, some netizens have also questioned whether such a legal person has the ability to operate a company independent of Chinese law?

Some netizens even complained that they had the same experience: "Many cross-border e-commerce companies in Shenzhen require 30-50 hours of overtime per month, and it is linked to performance. If the overtime hours are not enough, wages will still be deducted."

Judging from the company's practice, it has violated the relevant provisions of Chinese law. Chinese law clearly stipulates that overtime work needs to be negotiated with employees, and under the condition of voluntary participation by employees, the overtime hours shall not exceed the relevant provisions of the law, and the company shall pay overtime wages to employees in accordance with relevant national regulations.

At the same time, the company's behavior of forcing employees to work overtime is not an internal business matter, but has implications for whether the rights of workers are protected. Forcing employees to work overtime through donations does not comply with the requirements of relevant laws.

Overtime work has become a common phenomenon? Workers: We prefer meaningful overtime work

Some sellers calculated the overtime hours according to the above-mentioned company's proposal, which is 30 hours per month. Based on 20 working days per month, this is equivalent to 1.5 hours of overtime per day. In the past, when the market was generally good, especially in a city like Shenzhen, overtime hours were not considered much.

Looking at the entire cross-border industry, overtime has become a common phenomenon. Last year, there was a rumor in the industry that "a large retail company broadcast the overtime rankings live on a big screen, and employees could see how many people were working overtime when they clocked out." In response, many people in the industry questioned: What are these overtime workers doing?

"The company arranges overtime work at night mainly to follow others' sales," said a seller, and this situation usually occurs in companies that distribute goods.

Some operators said that even if they have finished their work, there will still be a lot of reports waiting for them, such as daily reports, weekly reports, monthly reports, annual reports, advertising analysis, profit analysis ... These reports are endless, and if they cannot be finished during working hours, they will have to work overtime.

Of course, some Amazon operators also said that if overtime can boost sales, they are happy to work overtime every day. But overtime without work is really meaningless.

There is no doubt that compared to wasting time and working overtime without work efficiency, cross-border workers are more willing to work "meaningful" overtime. During peak seasons, big promotions and other activities, especially during the annual Black Friday and Internet promotions, many companies will arrange overtime, and employees are more willing to work overtime to see the backend orders increase.

Some cross-border people also said : " Since I have chosen this industry, it is equivalent to accepting the nature of the work in this industry, but I also hope that the company will think more about how to improve work efficiency and the company's output per unit time , rather than blindly requiring employees to invest a long time . "

Many companies implement two-day weekends off, and more bosses focus on work efficiency

In fact, the overtime phenomenon that was prevalent in the industry earlier has now shown a trend of decreasing. It is not forced overtime as we mentioned at the beginning. Many companies require employees to leave work on time and even begin to advocate a no-overtime culture, such as choosing to cancel the big and small weeks, and uniformly arrange big and small weeks.

Well-known industry giants such as Yibai, Saiwei, Tongtuo, Banggu, etc. have begun to implement a two-day weekend system. Many workers also found during their job search that many small and medium-sized cross-border e-commerce companies have begun to implement a five-day work system, and no overtime.

"Instead of pursuing employees' working hours in vain, it is better to let them relax on weekends so that they can have a better attitude and improve their work efficiency on weekdays," said a cross-border boss.

Many cross-border e-commerce companies also put the words "double rest " in the title of recruitment regulations to attract job seekers. Facts have proved that this is indeed beneficial to the company's recruitment.

In the eyes of many workers, working hours are not equal to work efficiency, and they hope to have both work and life. In contrast, they prefer to choose companies with two days off a week, take the initiative to work overtime, and then adjust their status on weekends and return to work on weekdays, so as to unleash greater potential.

The choice of the above employees also reflects the current social phenomenon. More people want to improve their work efficiency and output ratio, rather than just work overtime. Although overtime is an inherent attribute of the cross-border e-commerce industry, it is hoped that companies and managers can control overtime within a reasonable range and pay attention to management issues. After all, seeing the essence through the phenomenon is the most important thing.

Especially in the current environment, I hope that bosses and employees can exchange perspectives more often to achieve empathy. Bosses value employees' health and personal space, and give employees more room to play and a matching salary system. Employees also need to pay attention to and improve their work efficiency to avoid wasting time on useless work, which ultimately reduces the output ratio. Happiness is achieved through struggle, but it cannot be achieved by passion alone, but also by efficiency.

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