Working overtime is common for some young people in the workplace today.
Are young people aware of the relevant provisions of the labor law regarding overtime hours?
What will they do when their legal rights are violated?
Recently, the Social Survey Center of China Youth Daily conducted a survey of 1,641 respondents through the questionnaire website (wenjuan.com), which showed that 78.5% of the respondents were aware of the regulations on overtime hours in the labor law.
In the face of excessive overtime, more than half of the interviewees will ask for a salary increase or a reduction in workload.
62.7% of the respondents suggested studying labor law to protect their rights.
78.5% of the interviewees are aware of the regulations on overtime hours in the labor law
Article 41 of the "Labor Law of the People's Republic of China" stipulates: "Employers may extend their working hours after consultation with the labor union and workers due to production and business needs, generally not exceeding one hour per day, and they need to extend their working hours due to special reasons. Yes, the extended working hours shall not exceed three hours per day, but shall not exceed thirty-six hours per month under the conditions of ensuring the health of the workers.”
The survey showed that 78.5% of the respondents said they were aware of this regulation.
Although Long Ming (pseudonym) who currently works in a state-owned enterprise in Wuhan knows that the country has certain restrictions on overtime hours, he is not clear about the specifics.
He felt that his current unit basically followed the requirements.
However, an outsourcing company in Shanghai where I was previously worked frequently overtime and basically would not abide by this regulation.
Although the regulations on overtime hours in the labor law are not clear, Wang Jie, who works in a commercial bank in Beijing, is sure that his work unit must not comply with the relevant regulations. Some departments often need to work long hours of overtime on working days, even on Saturdays and Sundays. Will work overtime.
"No one in the company told the leaders that they asked for overtime pay."
In the face of excessive overtime, more than half of the respondents will ask for a salary increase or a reduction in workload
What would you do if you work too much overtime and it is unbearable?
The survey showed that 54.8% of the respondents would directly ask for a salary increase, 52.2% of the respondents would seek communication with leaders to reduce workload, and 41.3% would suggest that leaders recruit people.
Xie Dong (pseudonym) is now working in a company in Guangdong, and his work has become extremely busy because of the new system a few months ago.
Xie Dong applied for recruitment with the leader.
The company recruited people quickly, but the new recruits needed to be trained first, and they couldn't work immediately, which gave Xie Dong a headache.
Fortunately, in the end, the leadership coordinated to divide the existing workload, and the work intensity was reduced.
Xie Dong said bluntly that in fact, the best way is to increase wages. "As long as the wages are in place, there is nothing that can't be done."
Xiaodan (a pseudonym) born in the 90s who works in an accounting firm in Beijing said that because he just started working, he can accept overtime, "this is a process that allows me to grow quickly."
But she didn't want to continue this state forever.
If the ability reaches a certain height, she will think more about life and family.
Xiaodan believes that life is not just work, there are more beautiful things worth pursuing.
In the survey, if overtime work is too much and unbearable, 32.8% of the respondents will look for other job opportunities and prepare to change jobs, 23.6% of the respondents will passively slow down and ask for leave to show their dissatisfaction, and 10.2% of the respondents will silently endure it.
Wang Jie changed his department this year and basically stopped working overtime.
Last year, I worked too much overtime, and for a while, I was on the verge of collapse.
Knowing that it is impossible for her unit to raise her salary, she sought a leader, hoping to reduce the workload.
The leader said that she would recruit people to work with her, so she had to bite the bullet and do it first, but the recruits were never in place. Fortunately, she changed the department later.
"Because it was the first year of graduation, it was not realistic to change jobs. But if communication is really ineffective and there is no alternative, I will consider changing jobs."
62.7% of the respondents suggested studying labor law to protect their rights
For young people in the workplace, how can they work more scientifically and rationally?
The survey showed that 62.7% of the respondents suggested studying labor law to protect their rights and interests, 53.7% of the respondents called for punishment of companies that did not comply with the labor law, and 51.1% of the respondents hoped that companies would reduce unnecessary "Wenshanhuihai".
Wang Jie's experience is that to allow young people to work scientifically and rationally, both companies and employees must make efforts.
From the perspective of the enterprise, it is necessary to rationally coordinate the arrangement of personnel, clarify the division of labor, and do not over-allocate the workload.
She feels that a lot of overtime is caused by poor management.
From the employee's point of view, it is necessary to plan time reasonably, study how to improve work efficiency, and strive for all work to be completed within working hours, which will form a virtuous circle over time.
Qian Ran (pseudonym), who works for a publishing house in Shandong, feels that in his work, holding various meetings, writing various reports and reporting materials takes up a lot of time.
According to his observation, this is a common problem in many units.
He suggested that unnecessary reports and meetings should be further reduced, so that time can be spent on meaningful work.
In the survey, 49.7% of the interviewees suggested that individuals further improve work efficiency, 46.2% of the interviewees suggested that companies should coordinate the division of labor more reasonably, and 29.4% of the interviewees suggested that the whole society should pay more attention to work-life balance.
Long Ming shared his method of improving efficiency at work: It is best to have a more detailed work plan every week or every three to five days and allocate working hours reasonably.
If you work overtime, it is best to do a review afterwards to see what causes the overtime and how to reduce or even avoid overtime.
Long Ming believes that doing so for a period of time can effectively improve work efficiency.
China Youth Daily·China Youth Daily reporter Li Jieyan and intern Yao Yipeng Source: China Youth Daily