According to upstream news reports, Ms. Zhao in Nanjing recently applied for a job at a high-tech company in Jiangsu, and in terms of salary, the company "grants points every month, and every 3,000 points is converted into a whole month's salary". Ms. Zhao was very puzzled: Looking for a job, did she encounter a strange company that "does not pay wages and points"?After this incident was on the Internet, it also aroused questions from many netizens.
According to reports, the company involved also has its own set of arguments for the "points system": "In view of the particularity of the start-up team, we innovatively adopted the points system to clarify the current investment of employees and the path to realize future benefits. Employees can choose a salary package with a certain proportion of points + cash, and standardize the rules for points cashing: cashing time, cashing method, interest-bearing ratio, share transfer plan, etc. And, the company's staff said, "We're a startup. The point system is the company's originality. For about 4 months after employees come to work in the company, they will be paid points but not wages, and the company will use points to calculate the workload, and wait until the financing is in place to pay back wages. Judging from this explanation, it seems that the company involved does not see itself as a problem, but is using some kind of new system to motivate employees.
In fact, this is a typical "hurt you in the name of loving you" routine. When an employee encounters a situation where the company is unable to pay wages normally, it is common to think that there is a problem with the company's operating conditions. Previously, some units owed employees wages due to poor management, resulting in employee dissatisfaction, which also appeared in the newspapers from time to time. But this time, the "operation" of the company involved is unusual. As a start-up, its vision and future potential are certainly important factors in attracting employees, but the most basic compensation package must not be a "big picture".
The payment of wages cannot be replaced by in-kind payments, but should be paid in legal tender" - this is not only a clear provision of the regulations, but also common sense in society. The actions of the companies involved are not only legally untenable, but also morally unacceptable for alleged damage to the basic rights and interests of employees.
For a long time, there are always some company managers who do not take the rights and feelings of employees seriously, and use deceptive means to harm the rights and interests of employees. However, they often ignore the most basic truth: employees are not tools, but people with thoughts and feelings. Whether it is a strange rule such as the "points system", or the behavior of deliberately delaying and deducting employees' wages, it is possible for employees to "poke out" the internal contradictions of the company under the unbearable psychology.
Many similar incidents have a "process" such as "employees on the Internet, heated discussions and criticisms by netizens, * reporting and supervision, and the company's apology and rectification". Similar incidents will not only damage the vital interests of some employees, causing them to "vote with their feet" and stay away from this strange company, but also affect the reputation and long-term interests of the unit.
When "workers" continue to enhance their awareness of rights protection, they will also continue to purify the atmosphere of the entire industry, forcing employers to restrain their own behavior and formulate salary rules in a down-to-earth manner.
*: China Youth Daily client.