What does the Provincial Federation of Labor Inspection Committee say about the incident at Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company?

Deduction of salary for holidays, employees of Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company were shocked

(Baonghean.vn) - Therefore, employees of Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company wrote a complaint to the Provincial Labor Federation and Nghe An Newspaper.

According to Nguyen Cong Danh, Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Labor Inspection Committee, after receiving the complaint from the employees of Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company, the leaders of the Provincial Federation of Labor assigned the Inspection Committee to handle it. After studying the content of the complaint, the Inspection Committee forwarded it to the Construction Industry Trade Union for resolution according to its authority.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Danh said: “The settlement of complaints about holiday regimes is primarily the responsibility of Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company; along with the participation of the company’s trade union. In addition, the Construction Trade Union is responsible for guiding, monitoring and supervising the settlement of complaints…”.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Danh - Chairman of the Inspection Committee of the Provincial Federation of Labor. Photo: Nhat Lan

Mr. Nguyen Cong Danh said that it was necessary for the press to inform about the incident that happened at Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company. Through the press, workers, social networks, industry unions, etc., the Provincial Federation of Labor has been closely monitoring the situation.

The Chairman of the Provincial Federation of Labor Inspection Committee discussed that Decree No. 149/2018/ND-CP of the Government stipulates in detail Clause 3, Article 63 of the Labor Code on implementing the grassroots democracy regulations in enterprises. Accordingly, enterprises must hold a Labor Conference once a year. The Labor Conference includes many contents, including information on production and business plans, policies related to employees, and responsibilities of employers and employees.

Enterprises must sign collective labor agreements. When adding new policies for employees, information must be public and transparent to employees. At the same time, it must be included in the collective labor agreement for the employer and employee representatives to sign and implement.

Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company. Photo: Nhat Lan.

With the incident that occurred at Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company, initial assessment shows that it is necessary to review the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations at Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company. Because the company only announced the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday on April 12, 2019, it was too late. It should have been scheduled earlier at the beginning of the quarter or month. By that time, employees may have scheduled holidays with their families, so no one will be happy when receiving this information. Not to mention issues related to salaries, bonuses, etc.

Mr. Nguyen Cong Danh affirmed: "The viewpoint of the Provincial Federation of Labor is to be moderate, through negotiation and dialogue to resolve the issues that workers are concerned about. If necessary, the Provincial Federation of Labor will intervene; or coordinate with the state management agency on labor, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to intervene...".

300,000 VND/person for 2 holidays

On April 25, 2019, Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company issued Notice No. 385/TB-CTCN-TC regarding holidays on April 30 and May 1.

Notice of holidays on April 30 and May 1, 2019 of Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company. Photo: Nhat Lan

Here is the information, Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company gives cash gifts to employees during the holidays of April 30 and May 1, 2019 with a value of 300,000 VND/person (excluding those who are on leave under the temporary suspension of labor contracts).

Also in this document, Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company announced that all employees will still work on April 30 and May 1 to "ensure continuous response to people's clean water needs during hot days".

Regarding employees' salaries during these holidays, it is implemented according to the company's production and business plan.

Previously, workers at Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company wrote a complaint to Nghe An Newspaper, reflecting that during the recent Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday (April 14, 2019), they still had to work but did not receive the prescribed benefits. This situation may also occur on the upcoming Victory Day, April 30, and International Labor Day, May 1.

Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company believes that due to the large amount of work currently being done by the company, all employees will be scheduled to work on the Hung Kings' Commemoration Day, the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month (ie April 14, 2019). Salaries for employees working on holidays will be paid according to the company's 2019 production and business plan.

Anyone who does not agree to work according to the company's arrangement must write a resignation letter to the Department Head. The Department Head must send it to the TC-HC Department before 3:00 p.m. on April 13, 2019. The TC-HC Department must send a summary report to the General Director before 5:00 p.m. on April 13, 2019.

The company's union representative also confirmed that employees were not allowed to contribute ideas to production and business plans. In 2019, Nghe An Water Supply Joint Stock Company did not organize a labor conference and did not sign a collective labor agreement.