Recently, a screenshot of suspected Cainiao's internal employees leaked on a social software, which shows that Cainiao's management focused on discussing the company's organization and cultural construction, and in the face of market changes and the needs of current development, Cainiao needs to be more entrepreneurial, more diligent and more hardworking. Next. Cainiao will make adjustments for employees' working hours, unreasonable lunch breaks at noon, early gym in the afternoon, and grinding foreign workers at work. As soon as this news came out, it immediately appeared on the hot search, and netizens talked about it.
Point one
"Canceling lunch break" may violate the relevant provisions of labor law
According to Cainiao's notice, lunch breaks are not advocated in principle, and even if employees want to take a lunch break, they are only 15 minutes long and cannot lie down in conference rooms and public places. Some netizens pointed out that this strict management system seems to boost the working atmosphere of the enterprise and standardize the order of the office, but the real reason behind it is the vicious competition between the operating conditions of the enterprise and the creation of corporate culture.
At the same time, "canceling lunch breaks" is not all "family chores" within the company. The Labour Law has clear laws on working hours: the State implements a working hour system in which the daily working hours of workers do not exceed 8 hours and the average weekly working hours do not exceed 44 hours. If the working hours exceed 8 hours after the cancellation of the lunch break, the company's behavior infringes on the personal labor rights and interests of employees and has a negative impact on the social work atmosphere.
Also, logically speaking, most people have the habit of taking lunch breaks; Physiologically speaking, experts say that lunch breaks may reduce the incidence of heart disease by 37%, lower blood pressure to protect the heart, and continue to work in the afternoon. Allowing employees to sacrifice lunch breaks may seem to increase working hours, but occasionally they may have obvious effects, but if it becomes a normal system, fatigue work will not only bring damage to the physical and mental health of employees, but also lead to the negativity of the corporate atmosphere.
Point two
It is beneficial to improve employee productivity and discipline
In addition to "canceling unreasonable lunch breaks", the specific plan of Cainiao's notice also requires all employees to enter the company at least before 9:30 and quickly transition to the rhythm of going to work before 9:00; Strict travel and hospitality expenses, business trips and customer hospitality should have corresponding reports, 200-400 words, DingTalk documents or emails, CC to the employee's supervisor and the supervisor's supervisor; Further tighten business distribution and sales management, strict gross profit margin and other requirements.
Some observers pointed out that the latter two requirements can be counted as "cost reduction", and adjusting attendance time is "efficiency increase". According to the reason why Internet companies have tightened attendance management in the past, it is hoped that everyone will make more efficient use of the morning time, and the attendance rules of all employees are the same, and no longer distinguish between sequence and rank, which also helps to improve collaboration efficiency.
Therefore, there are also views that support some of the practices of enterprises, believing that strict attendance is conducive to improving the work efficiency and discipline of employees. Especially for those employees who are often late or leave early, if attendance management can be implemented, then they must appear at work on time, which can avoid them playing mobile phones, chatting and other behaviors that affect the normal progress of work during working hours, which is conducive to improving work efficiency. For various special situations, such as medical leave, family leave, etc., attendance management records can also effectively manage employees' vacation status.
Point three
Internet giants have embarked on the road of reducing costs and increasing efficiency
The flexible working system was once the mainstream of the attendance system in the Internet industry. In the summer of 2017, Tencent responded to rumors that "employees are willing to work overtime due to company welfare" by mentioning that the company advocates flexible work, and most departments do not clock in and out of work.
In the eyes of many people, the working atmosphere of Internet companies is relaxed and lively, but when Internet companies collectively enter a period of stagnation of growth, cost reduction and efficiency increase have become the theme of Internet companies.
Over the past year or so, many large factories have canceled various benefits that employees once took for granted. For example, some companies notify employees at the end of the year to cancel free afternoon tea, three meals, room subsidies, and weekly overtime pay; Last year, Tencent canceled restaurant benefits for outsourced employees, and canteens no longer provided free meal boxes and free fruits with meals; Byte canceled overtime pay for large and small weeks, and recently strictly investigated illegal housing subsidies.
There is also a widely circulated "gossip" on Zhihu: as long as a unit begins to emphasize attendance and clock-in, it must be going downhill.
This statement is not entirely unreasonable, one of the important reasons for Internet companies to adjust attendance policies is to improve the efficiency of the company. Obviously, the vast majority of companies have passed the peak of performance growth, and to improve the company's operating conditions, improving the output efficiency of individual employees is another way to reduce expenses and reduce costs.
Point Four
Enterprises should think more humanely
Why did Cainiao Network cancel the "unreasonable lunch break" and advocate secondary entrepreneurship? Two reasons are given in the notice: first, in the face of market changes and the needs of Cainiao's current development; The second is to cultivate a culture of entrepreneurship and hard work. In order to improve the competitiveness of enterprises and reduce their operating costs, it is understandable for enterprises to adjust their management systems.
Leaving aside the culture of "Aliwei", the new rules of Cainiao are a big challenge for employees. According to past experience, a high-pressure working environment must be accompanied by a high turnover rate; However, due to the current poor employment environment, many employees dare not leave at will, which has caused many employees to dare to anonymously "complain" on the Internet.
Employees are the foundation of enterprise development, enterprises are the stage for employees to realize their self-worth, and the relationship between the two is equal and mutual achievement. However, in recent years, many companies have brainwashed employees under the banner of "collectivism", causing many employees to dare not question the reasonableness of the company's policy provisions. Like the hotly discussed "lunch break freedom", many times the company's regulations have infringed on their own rights and interests, but most people just choose to endure, this non-benign relationship, in the long run will only make employees lose vitality, the enterprise will eventually lose competitiveness.
Some people point out that the most important thing to solve this problem is that enterprises should have more humane empathy and less vicious oppression of interests. The online boycott brought about by the "cancellation of lunch break" boils down to the lack of humane care for employees and only cares about whether the interests of the enterprise are maximized. Employees understand that it is not easy for enterprises to survive and complete their work innovatively and efficiently, and enterprises should also consider the needs of employees. Such as equipped with "sitting and lying integration" chairs to improve the quality of employees' rest; Set up lunch break workspaces so that employees who do not take lunch breaks can work without disturbing others; Irregularly distribute small benefits of "refreshing the mind" to stimulate the vitality of employees.
Work becomes humane, the environment becomes humane, and enterprises and employees can achieve a win-win situation.
Post-90s point of view
The update of the management system will become the norm for large factories
At the beginning of this year, overseas science and technology manufacturers laid off employees, and domestic manufacturers quietly rolled up the "strict management" competition. The author believes that strict attendance is only the beginning, and the subsequent update of the management system will be the norm for large factories for a period of time.
Some netizens commented that the big factory suddenly began to strictly grasp attendance, aiming to "count working hours". Obviously not, compared to the sudden capture of attendance is the decline of the big factory, this trend is more like a complete set of management combination punch, starting from attendance, there will be a series of related management systems, the free, loose style of the large factory standardized, towards a more reasonable, more compliant road to large enterprises.
The Internet giants running freely began to press the deceleration button, which began by tightening management. Catch attendance and "luckily" become the first shot. In fact, from the implementation of new regulations such as strict attendance and the abolition of large and small weeks, it shows that Internet giants are slowly transitioning from a period of rapid growth to a mature stage of smooth operation. Correspondingly, the management logic of large factories also needs to change accordingly with the focus of the development model, which is a new order that Internet practitioners need to adapt to.
Post-70s view
Units and employees should think differently and understand each other
Strict management of enterprises, to what extent? Is it a violation of labor laws? To a large extent, it depends on the company's grasp of proportion.
Judging from the series of management system adjustments introduced by Cainiao this time, most of them are still in compliance with laws and regulations. The main reason for the great controversy is that the author believes that it is the recognition of employees. It may be in an Internet factory, adapted to flexible working hours and better benefits, so now it is suddenly strict, and employees are not very adaptable.
Therefore, even if it is necessary to reduce costs and increase efficiency, the author recommends that employers do not "exert too much force" and achieve immediate results. At the same time, listen to the opinions of employees and seek balance.
For employees, it is still necessary to have a certain spirit of "sharing happiness and suffering" with the unit. Although we also do not approve of a culture of long, intensive overtime. But for example, if the unit is doing a big project, and it takes employees to work hard for a certain period of time, the latter should still cooperate.
Therefore, mutual understanding and empathy are what both labor and management need to grasp in the current economic situation and enterprise operation.
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