Dear friends, today, we would like to talk about a very important topic - the relationship of rights and obligations between enterprises and employees.
In today's society, most of us are "workers" in the workplace, signing labor contracts with employers and establishing employment relationships. This relationship may seem simple, but in fact it is rich in connotation, with many legal provisions and moral principles. Today, let's discuss how enterprises should respect and protect the legitimate rights and interests of employees.
Let's start with a vivid example. The Jiangsu High Court announced the top ten typical labor dispute cases in 2023, including such a one: a female employee named Qian joined a textile company in 2011. In May 2022, Qian's husband unfortunately suddenly fell seriously ill, and Qian asked the company for leave to take care of her husband. The company initially promised her to take leave until June 13, but then refused to allow her to take any more leave, threatening to treat her as absenteeism if she did not return to work.
Qian explained that her husband was still rescuing, and took photos to prove that she hoped to extend the vacation, but the company refused. On June 22, the company fired her for absenteeism. In fact, on June 25, Qian's husband died of illness. Qian had no choice but to sue the company to the court, and the court finally ruled that the company illegally terminated the labor contract and needed to pay double the economic compensation to Qian.
Qian was in a very difficult family situation at that time, and her request for leave was not unreasonable, but for special family reasons. However, the company lacked empathy, not only did not understand the special difficulties of the employees, but recklessly and unilaterally dismissed her. This is obviously against the basic bottom line of humanity and morality.
The Labor Law stipulates that if an employer terminates a labor contract in violation of the law, it shall pay twice the amount of severance to the employee as compensation. The court's judgment embodies this spirit and protects the legitimate rights and interests of workers. This is of great significance for enhancing the awareness of corporate social responsibility, improving the labor and employment system, and improving the harmony of labor relations.
Similar cases are not uncommon in real life. There is also an information service company that does not pay employees for overtime work and forces employees to accept punitive corporal punishment, such as running in the morning and climbing stairs. The last employee, named Li, was forced to resign, and the company had to pay overtime wages and economic compensation.
Ladies and gentlemen, do you think this kind of corporate approach is advisable? Obviously, it is very unreasonable.
As an employer, the company should respect the basic rights of employees, including the right to receive fair remuneration, enjoy normal rest and life, and be free from personal attacks. The Labor Law clearly stipulates that employers shall ensure that employees receive fair remuneration in the production process. This is the most basic right. Punitive corporal punishment is clearly illegal.
How would it feel if you were treated like this in real life? Most people are probably very angry. Because this not only violates the bottom line of morality, but also violates the red line of the law.
As ordinary office workers, each of us should be more self-aware of our own rights and interests. Don't let the management wantonly exploit and harm, dare to use legal weapons, and have the courage to compete with unreasonable practices. At the same time, we must also foster a correct sense of rights, and we must not passively swallow our anger or abuse our power to make unreasonable trouble. It is necessary to use a rational and law-based approach to fight for one's own legitimate rights and interests.
Enterprises should also improve internal management, clarify rights and obligations, and build harmonious and stable labor relations. As a modern enterprise operator, we should not only pursue efficiency, but also pay attention to the legitimate rights and interests of employees, not only to create profits, but also to pay attention to corporate social responsibility. Only by truly achieving the unity of its own development and the rights and interests of employees can enterprises win the understanding and support of employees and maintain the continuous momentum of development.
The mainland is comprehensively promoting the rule of law, and local courts are also taking the initiative to play their functions to hear such labor dispute cases and safeguard the rights and interests of the masses. These recent cases have sent a clear signal to society: enterprises should respect the legal rights of employees, and employers will be punished by law if they dismiss employees in violation of the law.
Only by upholding the principle of mutual respect and understanding, the employment of enterprises is legal and reasonable, and the employees are honest and trustworthy, can the labor-management relationship be harmonious and stable. We call for the core values of socialism to truly take root in the operation of enterprises, and to make the concept of dedication and law-abiding become the core of corporate culture. This is not only related to the vital interests of every enterprise and employee, but also the proper meaning of building a socialist harmonious society.