The Reason Of "Overlord Clause" Of The Erkang Shoe Industry

According to reports, "in August 5th, a shoe store employee reported to the Southern Metropolis Daily that the Guangzhou branch of the Yi Kang shoes group asked all the staff in Hainan to pay their own money, buy the new shoes produced by the company as employees shoes, and must buy one pair in the first half and the second half of the year. The staff thought it was unreasonable and hoped that the media would be exposed.

The reporter saw the letter from the Guangzhou branch of the Yi Kang shoes group in August 2nd to fax to all the branches in Hainan. The above second stipulates: 1 pairs of shoes every year, 1 pairs in the first half of the year and 1 pairs in the second half of the year. They must wear seasonal shoes and wear shoes of other brands or old ones. Otherwise, the shop manager will pay 40 yuan / time, and the employees will be punished by 20 yuan / time. The date indicated on the notice indicates that the letter has been drawn up for more than a month and has only recently been sent to Hainan.

Subsequently, the newspaper reporter contacted the head of the Guangzhou branch of the Yi Kang shoes group. The person in charge said that letting the employees wear their own brand shoes was aimed at enhancing the brand image and saying that the employees bought some cost price. This may be a good idea from the perspective of corporate propaganda, but from the perspective of employees there is some suspicion of coercion. Why don't companies regard this behavior as employee benefits? Why do employees not pay as much as they deserve as a live advertisement? Instead, they have to pay their own money. Many employees will not understand it, so complaints are inevitable.

In fact, the previous Foxconn "Lian jump" incident is a case worthy of reflection by entrepreneurs. A "Foxconn netizens observation group" provides a "Foxconn case report" formed after personal experience and field visits. It points out the nine major problems existing in the treatment and management of Foxconn employees. It involves illegal procedures such as illegal trade unions, illegal scolding and restriction of personal freedom in Foxconn, violation of labor laws, overtime work, signing of overlord clauses with new employees, and restrictions on employees in disguised form. In addition, the company has not established effective communication, management methods, and low wages in statutory working hours. These problems directly led to the tragedy of employees, so enterprises should abandon the "overlord clause" and adopt more humane management. I have interviewed the chairman of Wanfeng inks, a famous shoe making enterprise in China. He put forward the management policy of "letting employees love enterprises", rather than forcing them, but letting employees take charge of enterprises. Many behaviors are voluntary by employees, turning passive demands into active participation, thus forming a very good working atmosphere.