New Employment Phenomenon: Zero Wage Employment For College Students In Yiwu

The severe employment situation has brought about a new phenomenon in the employment market for university graduates: Recently, in the talent market of Yiwu, some college students were seeking employment under the slogan of "zero wage". Xiao Lu is a native of Yiwu. He will graduate from university in July this year. Since last October, he has worked in Hangzhou, Ningbo, Yiwu and other places, and has participated in fewer than 20 job fairs, but has never been able to find the right job. "Finding a job like this is not a way, so I want to work for others free of charge, and I can gain experience myself." Xiao Lu played the slogan of "zero salary" and decided to "zero wage" employment. In the talent market, we found that college students such as Xiao Lu, who are eager to consider and accept short-term "zero wage" employment, are increasing. Most of them want to get valuable work experience and employment opportunities through this way. Mr. Chen, a citizen of Yiwu, said that short-term "zero wage" employment is worthwhile. In his view, this method is an effective way for students to find their ideal jobs in the short term. Mr. Xu's son is going to graduate from university. He said that his son agreed with him about the idea of "zero wage" employment. He agreed. "In order to develop in the future, I think that if we can accumulate experience and practice practical ability, it will also be meaningful for employers to spend months in the white money, so we should buy experience with money." Mr. Wang objected to the "zero wage" employment of college students. He thought that "zero wage" employment is an unfair competition method adopted by some university graduates. He said: "this approach is similar to commercial vicious competition, impractical pressure on low prices, pressure on other job seekers, forcing everyone to" dive ", which will cause confusion in the entire job market. Ms. Xu, a member of the public, believes that only graduates with good family conditions have the capital to offer "zero wage" employment to employers. She expressed her concern. "Our average working class has spent almost all their savings on training a college student. If the child "zero wage" employment, parents do not have to bear the cost of living this time children? Zhang Wenzhong, a lawyer at Wuyuan law office in Zhejiang, believes that the choice of college students for "zero wage" employment belongs to personal behavior. This is not illegal in itself, but it may have an impact on the social and employment market. He said that the starting point of "zero wage" employment is to lay a solid foundation for finding a good job in the future, but we should guard against being exploited by some mercenary and maliciously employed enterprises. Because there is no contract between employers and employees, the legitimate rights and interests of university students can hardly be guaranteed once there are industrial accidents. This potential risk is not only contrary to the spirit of law, but also disrupts the normal labor order. Yiwu city personnel, labor and social security bureau responsible person said that after graduating from college graduates into the employing unit is laborers, even "zero wage" employment is also the same, labor relations parties must sign a contract, and the employer paid wages must not be lower than the local minimum labor standards. "Zero wage" employment is a violation of the labor contract law once it becomes a reality. Therefore, the "zero wage" employment contract signed by employers and university graduates is invalid and can be terminate at any time. At the same time, employers may be required to pay wages and financial compensation. Wang Xiaonan: editor in charge