"Overtime work is inconsistent with decent work, comfortable work, and overall development, and it is also out of touch with the improvement of people's quality of life advocated by the state. I hope that the "two highs" will pay attention to solving the problem of overtime work as much as paying attention to the management of unpaid wages." Yesterday morning, in the whole country. At a group meeting of the CPPCC Federation of Trade Unions to discuss the work report of the "two highs", the appeal of Lu Guoquan, a member of the CPPCC and director of the Research Office of the National Federation of Trade Unions, triggered heated discussions on the spot.
Member Lu Guoquan pointed out that at present, the phenomenon of overtime work is even generally institutionalized and severely overtime in certain industries, involving a wide range of people, and it is detrimental to the physical and mental health of workers. It should arouse sufficient attention.
Many committee members also "condemned" the phenomenon of working overtime.
The 996 work system is harmful to society, and supervision is recommended
According to the survey, nearly 90% of domestic workers can hardly escape the fate of working overtime. Among them, 45.5% of workers work overtime two to three days a week, and 24.7% are working overtime almost every day.
"This kind of work system is a system that violates the'extension of legal working hours' in my country's labor law, but it is actually completely prohibited." Li Guohua, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said that compared with the widespread nature of overtime, it is a common system in certain industries Disruption and serious overtime are the most criticized and most harmful, and they should arouse sufficient attention.
Li Guohua pointed out that my country’s 996 problem is currently in a state of enterprise out of control, regulatory disorder, and labor union failure. It is rare to see 996 enterprises being punished, labor supervision has not played its due role, and it is difficult for workers to defend their rights; some enterprises even directly stipulate in the rules and regulations , The implementation of 996, large and small working hours, deprived employees of rest time.
Li Guohua's research found that from 2019 to 2021, the "996" problem has not only not been alleviated, but has intensified.
"Some companies require employees to work more than 380 hours a month, even far higher than 996's 300 hours a month. Now in the fields of short video, online education, travel, e-commerce, etc., some Internet companies have begun to implement it again. Big and small weeks' work system."
"'996' not only violates the labor law, but also deviates from the spirit of struggle, and its social harm should not be underestimated." Li Guohua suggested that the supervision of "996" and major and minor issues should be emphasized from a political perspective to protect the life and health of workers. , To ensure reasonable working hours for employees.
Long-term overtime work seriously squeezes workers' rest time
"I do not agree to work overtime for a long time." said Lin Shuyi, member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and honorary chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.
She believes that working overtime for a long period of time will seriously squeeze workers’ rest time, put the workers in a state of exhaustion, reduce work efficiency, and be prone to accidental safety accidents.
Especially in recent years, the phenomenon of workers working overtime in the new business has become more serious. Some food delivery personnel have been on the road for a long time in order to take more orders, causing some traffic accidents.
Wang Meihua, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy chief engineer of Shanghai Construction Engineering Group Co., Ltd., pointed out that many overtime work is "invisible".
For example, since having smartphones and working WeChat groups, many people’s commuting time has been blurred. Some companies require employees to be on standby in WeChat groups 24 hours a day. Missing calls or not responding in time is considered a violation or even Was expelled.
In January of this year, in the WeChat group of members of the Federation of Trade Unions, some members forwarded a few videos reflecting that employees of a certain Internet company worked overtime and year round, causing an uproar.
Many committee members said: This phenomenon must be curbed, the legitimate rights and interests of workers must be protected, and the physical and mental health of workers must be protected.
Overtime must be paid in full and approved by the worker
"We are not opposed to overtime. Some urgent and unexpected tasks will inevitably occur in our work. For example, during the epidemic prevention and control last year, everyone worked overtime for the production of epidemic prevention materials. There is no complaint. But this is just an occasional phenomenon, and it must not be formed. Normal state." Committee member Wang Meihua said.
Member Lin Shuyi also holds a similar view.
She also pointed out that even if you work overtime, you need to clarify the time limit. The total length of overtime cannot exceed a certain time. In addition, overtime must be agreed by the worker and paid for the overtime.
According to the labor law, my country implements a working hour system in which workers work no more than 8 hours a day and an average work week no more than 44 hours.
"The 8-hour work system is hard-won. Now that society has progressed, workers should be treated with more humane care, but now there are more and more cases of unreasonable distribution of work and rest time in society. As a member of the trade union community We must actively call for the formation of an atmosphere in which the society allocates work and rest time rationally." Committee member Lin Shuyi said with emotion.
"High-quality development is an endurance race. The physical and mental health of workers is not only the driving force of this game, but also one of the important indicators to measure high-quality development. Uphold the principle of people-oriented, pay attention to and maintain the physical and mental health of workers , Is the correct way to create value and profit.” Committee member Lu Guoquan’s words were agreed by many committee members.
Glossary
"996" work system
It refers to the "system" of some companies that arrive at work at 9 am every day, work until 9 pm, and work 6 days a week.