At the beginning of this year, due to the epidemic, companies were unable to resume work as scheduled, resulting in employees being unable to go to work on time. So, friends in the textile industry, how are your wages calculated during this period?
Different manufacturers also have different salary payments, and the capital chain of small businesses is relatively tight
To this end, the editor interviewed several textile people. A senior merchandiser said: “We only pay basic wages, and we will also deduct the days when we are not working.” Coincidentally, an employee of a textile factory also said: “The factory has not opened yet, and it is estimated that we will not be able to work normally until March. During this period, We won’t pay wages during that time.” Of course, some bosses said they would pay wages as scheduled and would not deduct wages. “No one wants to encounter this situation. Although the factory cannot be opened during this period, our trade department has been working online to communicate and negotiate with customers. Therefore, wages will be paid on time.”
Many textiles Enterprises are all privately owned, and the boss has the final say on how to pay wages. Especially for small-scale enterprises, the capital chain is already tight, so it is reasonable to choose not to pay wages during this period.
Since last year, due to the economic downturn, the textile industry has generally experienced reduced orders, high inventories, and shrinking profits. Many small and medium-sized enterprises have fallen into financial difficulties. Crisis, unable to survive this wave, has exited the textile industry. There are still some companies that are still struggling, but the situation is not optimistic, especially the pressure on funds. “If employees’ salaries are paid on time and in an accurate amount, it will also be a big expenditure. Small factories do not have so much working capital. Our factory is Wages are calculated by shift, which means how many days you have been on duty and which shift you are on. If you did not work in February, it is reasonable not to pay wages.” A boss said. When the economy is relatively sluggish, we can only tighten our belts to get by. During the epidemic, there is no way to increase revenue, so we can only reduce expenditures.
Textile workers have switched to food delivery, and it may be more difficult to recruit workers this year!
At the same time, during the epidemic, because many textile factories were unable to pay wages on time, textile workers even switched to delivering takeaways. In fact, if you work hard to deliver food and take orders, you can easily exceed 10,000, and the time can be controlled by yourself. But working in a textile factory is too hard. Comparing the two, those born in the 1990s and those born in the 1995s are more likely to choose food delivery. “My last job was as a worker in a textile factory. Although it is said that textile workers earn more than 10,000 yuan a month, their working hours are also very long. They usually work on the same shift, which is a 12-hour work day. They get up before dawn every day to go to work, even on holidays. There are only a handful of people who can take a break during May Day and National Day. Delivering food is relatively free. During this epidemic, our factory did not pay wages, so I resolutely chose to resign. Even if I was given a salary increase, I did not want to do this job. It’s over.” said a takeaway boy.
The recruitment problem at the beginning of each year troubles many textile bosses. The mobility of employees in the textile industry is very high. In order to retain workers, various bosses have also paid a lot of money. “We will give workers a little salary increase every year, at least 100-200 per month, especially for front-line technical workers, to train a For skilled workers, it will take at least 3-5 years. Other factories are raising wages, so we can’t do it without raising wages.” said a weaving boss in Shengze area. Although no large-scale job fairs were held this year, many bosses will release recruitment revelations through many online channels. It is not difficult to find from this: various textile companies have significantly increased salaries and even reduced working hours.
But it is conceivable that the recruitment process is more severe than in previous years. First of all, due to the epidemic, many employees from other places, especially those in hardest-hit areas, such as Hubei , Henan, Hunan, Wenzhou and other places are not able to come here yet. Even if they come, many bosses may not dare to use it. Furthermore, in recent years, recruitment difficulties have been mainly caused by the relocation of water-jet looms, and some migrant workers have chosen to return to their hometowns for employment. New factories are expanding in the central region, and there are also large vacancies for employees. Recruitment efforts are also being stepped up there. Salaries and benefits are similar to those in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Therefore, migrant workers from other places prefer to find jobs locally.
Afterword
Under the epidemic, as ordinary employees, they really feel about the issue of whether wages can be paid on time and in an accurate amount. have no choice. As a textile boss, I am also worried about not only how to pay wages, but also how to pay them in full or less. We also have to worry about how to fill the gap for workers when work resumes… Of course, at this special time, both parties must understand and tolerate each other. It’s not easy to make textiles, but you have to do it and cherish it! </p
