Is the leader of the design institute threatening employees to work overtime without compensation with a salary cut? The local human resources department responded by recording. Recording | Boss | Design Institute
On August 5th, a recording of a dispute between a female supervisor and a male subordinate at Zhengzhou University Design Institute was widely circulated online. In the recording, male employees refuse to work overtime for free, while female supervisors threaten them with a salary reduction if they don't work overtime. On the morning of the 7th, the local human resources and social security department in Zhengzhou responded to Jimu News reporters by stating that they have paid attention to relevant information and are currently understanding the situation.
In this recording posted on the Zhengzhou University website, the female supervisor requested the male employee to work overtime the next day. The male employee said, "I can come and pay overtime pay." The female supervisor retorted, "Did I deduct your salary when you were on vacation? Take out the leave application and we will calculate it together." The female supervisor also informed the male subordinate that it is okay to go home and rest, but the salary will continue to decrease. Afterwards, the female boss discovered that the male employee was recording, so she snatched his phone and a dispute arose between the two parties.
According to information released by netizens, the recording incident occurred at the Design Institute of Zhengzhou University. On August 7th, Jimu News contacted Zhengzhou University and Zhengzhou University Comprehensive Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd., but did not receive any response regarding this matter. Previously, the Propaganda Department of Zhengzhou University responded to media reports that some school teachers were handling the matter.
On the morning of that day, staff from the human resources and social security department of the jurisdiction where Zhengzhou University Comprehensive Design and Research Institute Co., Ltd. is located told Jimu News reporters that the department has not yet received this complaint report, but has already paid attention to relevant information and is currently verifying and understanding the situation.
Is it legal for leaders to force employees to work overtime without compensation? Lan Tianbin, a senior partner lawyer at Jiangsu Fade Dongheng Law Firm, stated that if the male employee has a career establishment, they will be managed in accordance with the Civil Service Law. Those who work overtime outside the statutory working days shall be given corresponding compensatory leave, and those who cannot receive compensatory leave shall be given subsidies in accordance with national regulations.
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If it is an ordinary enterprise labor relationship, according to Article 44 of the Labor Law, if an employer arranges for workers to extend their working hours, arranges for workers to work on rest days but cannot arrange compensatory leave, or arranges for workers to work on statutory holidays, they should pay wages and remuneration higher than the normal working hours of the workers according to relevant standards.
Lan Tianbin stated that there is no legal basis for female leaders to inform employees that if they do not work overtime, their salaries will be reduced.
Is it illegal for employees to privately record in this incident? Yang Caiguang, a lawyer at Liaoning Changxin Law Firm, believes that the employee's recordings did not infringe on the leader's privacy and can also be used as evidence.
Regarding the handling of this matter, Yang Caiguang believes that if overtime is not paid, the employee can refuse to work overtime or voluntarily terminate the labor contract. At the same time, the employee can complain to the local labor supervision team about the company's illegal behavior; Those who owe overtime pay can claim their rights through labor arbitration.