Was it reported that employees were playing mobile games while eating during lunch? The hand of the enterprise extends too long to work | time | enterprise
According to a report from the New Yellow River client on June 6th, recently, the news of an employee of a well-known enterprise being reported internally has attracted the attention of netizens. A screenshot of the online notification shows that the employee was reported for playing mobile games while eating during lunch. It is reported that the company is currently carrying out "monthly internal control work", and the relevant person in charge "led many administrative personnel to conduct self-examination and self correction, and accidentally discovered this employee who was eating and playing with mobile phones. After that, he submitted a report material to demonstrate his work results."
It seems like individual company leaders are doing this to showcase themselves, but the fact that employees are being reported for playing mobile games while eating during lunch still touches the sensitive nerves of many workers.
What are the reasons why companies engage in internal criticism during lunch and lunch breaks, which are not related to work or the company, during non working hours or locations?
Rest is a fundamental right of workers. The rest time of workers not only includes statutory holidays, annual leave, etc., but also the rest time between working days and the rest time within working days, which are important manifestations of their right to rest. Moreover, the implementation of the right to rest is related to whether employees can devote themselves to work in a healthier and fuller state. This is also one of the reasons why China's laws provide clear guidelines for the daily and weekly working hours of workers.
The rest time during the workday for employees is to meet their dining and short rest needs. During this period, employees eat to replenish their energy, take a nap to relieve fatigue, and play with their phones to relieve boredom, all of which are human nature. The so-called balance of work and rest should also be the same. It is regrettable that the companies and relevant management personnel involved cannot even empathize with this point.
Labor relations have certain personality, economic, and management attributes. After the establishment of labor relations, workers must comply with various rules and regulations of the enterprise to meet the management needs of the enterprise, and if necessary, transfer some rights to achieve the purpose of completing work arrangements and enterprise organization scheduling. However, the employment management rights of enterprises cannot be arbitrarily exercised, and the scope of exercise of rights is not boundless. In this regard, it cannot violate the provisions of laws and regulations, which is both a red line and a bottom line. When the rules and regulations of a company touch upon the personal rights, privacy rights, rest rights, and other rights that cannot be transferred by workers and are not allowed by laws and regulations, employees have the right to say no, and the relevant systems and practices of the company must also be restricted.
The announcement of "employees playing with their phones while eating during their lunch break" reflects the common problem of some companies in recent years that they have become increasingly borderless towards employees. For example, some companies have equipped intelligent seat cushions to monitor the length of time workers spend at their workstations, while others have installed timers in the restroom to collect data on the frequency of workers using the restroom, and so on. Nowadays, the freedom of employees to take lunch breaks is being restricted.
In fact, implementing such management measures often goes against expectations. In the short term, workers may not show much dissatisfaction, but over time, they can only accumulate some negative emotions and impacts. It is unlikely for employees to have a sense of belonging to the company and a sense of mission towards their work.
Labor relations are one of the important social relationships, and the positive interaction between workers and enterprises involves many aspects such as stabilizing employment, safeguarding people's livelihoods, and promoting the economy. Therefore, entrepreneurs cannot be allowed to repeatedly exceed the legal red line. On the one hand, relevant departments should strengthen the supervision of the employment situation of enterprises and promptly correct suspected illegal and irregular behaviors; On the other hand, enterprise managers should make up for the lack of legal knowledge, have respect for the law, respect employees, and not always be ignorant and fearless, easily exposing their own level and ability.
