Labor disputes are always a hot topic on the internet, and they are the hot topic within hot topics.
No other reason, just because there are so many wage earners, everybody can empathize with such situations.
So, when the judgnt indicated that replying to ssages after work hours or on rest days can count as overti, many wage earners were boiling with excitent.
"This should've been considered overti a long ti ago, damn it, I'm off work and still have to keep an eye on WeChat, always worried about missing any ssage, ending up more tired after work than during work!"
"Exactly, I have to carry my laptop even when going out with my wife and kids on the weekend, just in case the boss calls and wants so work done, and they don't even consider it overti."
"I really want to vomit, miss one ssage and you're accused of not being serious about your work, damn it, even after work you get this 'not serious about work' crap, so how exactly does this work!"
"Does this an we can also bring similar lawsuits in the future, and even get the support of the court?"
Many wage earners were leaving comnts under the report, voicing their dissatisfaction.
There was no help for it, social dia was becoming increasingly developed, the line between working and non-working hours was getting blurred, and the cases of invisible overti were multiplying, yet the law hadn't kept pace.
As a result, many people now believe only work that's similar to regular working hours should be called overti, what kind of overti is replying a WeChat ssage!
At this ti, the judgnt truly refreshed many people!
Moreover, as the report said, the plaintiff who filed the lawsuit didn't even hire a lawyer; he relied solely on himself to win the case!
This was truly dramatic, like the protagonist straight out of a power fantasy novel!
An ordinary employee gets dismissed by the company out of the blue, responds with a lawsuit for sky-high overti compensation, and even wins—what kind of feeling is that!
However, every forest has all sorts of birds, and the internet always has its fair share of bizarre opinions.
Though if you look closely, you'll realize none of these opinions are new...
In Magic City, Lin Wuchang was casually browsing online news. He used to be a lawyer, and he's also an economist and sociologist—yes, an expert in the internet sense of the word.
He used to post articles or comnts about various current events, giving his two cents on everything, whether it was his field of expertise or not.
Then he ca across the "after-work WeChat reply counts as overti" issue.
Especially when he saw many comnts saying things like "Look, that person won without even hiring a lawyer," he suddenly beca dissatisfied!
Lawyers are quite a proud bunch, after all, there are real barriers to entry, and they're quite high.
This kind of thinking is normal and there's nothing wrong with it, but so lawyers are more extre. They are extrely sensitive to many topics.
For instance, right now, Lin Wuchang felt very uncomfortable seeing that comnt. What does it an, that an ordinary person could be more professional than us lawyers?
Moreover, this case was the first regarding invisible overti and hefty overti compensation; he was extrely opposed to the so-called labor law.
Don't be surprised, not to ntion the ti of its enactnt; even now, there are still many who believe that labor law is purely evil!
Here, I need to clarify for many people, what we call and commonly use is the Labor Contract Law. Many on the internet say it's the one we established to join the WTO, which is called labor law.
These are two different things; the Labor Contract Law was passed in 2007 and officially implented in 2008—calculate how many years apart from joining the WTO...
Of course, even the enactnt of the Labor Contract Law had huge controversies back then. We paid too much attention to protecting the interests of existing employees within enterprises. Such a thing is actually detrintal to the developnt of the enterprise. In fact, it can cause problems for the long-term economic growth.
Furthermore, many company owners and chairpersons expressed strong dissatisfaction, things like "luxuries before wealth," implying it could cause an economic collapse...
Many knew the situation back then. The internet was not nearly as developed as it is now. The opinions that could be heard were those of the "elite class" or "entrepreneurs," etc.
So... the situation was just like that.
And now, Lin Wuchang felt that he had to say sothing. Soon enough, he published an article titled,"Replying to a WeChat ssage Can Earn a Hefty Overti Compensation, Is This Really a Good Thing?"
"I really don't think it's a good thing; I even think the so-called hero who initiated the lawsuit has a bit of a vibe of suing just for the money!"
"Is money won through a lawsuit? Money should be earned through one's efforts; he may have won the case, but he lost his morals. Okay, workers are protected by the Labor Contract Law, but what about the employers, who pay taxes and provide job positions? If, in the end, the company goes bankrupt and they end up with nothing, who's there to protect them?"
"Everybody sues, the company goes bankrupt—then who provides jobs? I'm really curious how your brains are wired. Without the company, where would you go for work? Haven't you heard the idiom 'No skin, no hair'?"
"I really don't think replying to WeChat after work can be considered overti. The person who filed the lawsuit is either stupid or bad, with mostly bad intentions... "
He wrote on and on, and as soon as the article was published, it sparked an even larger debate!
Wage earners always want to work less and earn more; this contradiction is basically natural.
"Tian Tian": Six hundred thousand in overti pay—just think how much he must have earned for others in those two years? Shouldn't he reflect on that first? Why should you just get that much money?
"Stars and Moons": I also saw that news, and the comnts were all like a celebration. It didn't seem right to , if everyone sued, which company could withstand that!
"Dreams of Chang'an": I think so, too, but thinking about it, the internet's degree-holding rate is only six percent, so there are too many brainless people. This article is very thorough in its analysis!
"Exactly, which company doesn't have an ergency situation? Getting a sudden notice after work, I think it's quite normal. How can that be classified as overti? There must be a problem with this!"
These opinions sparked dissatisfaction from others, and both sides argued into a complete ss.
anwhile, inside Bluebird Company, people from the operations departnt were collectively dumbfounded by the report!
That little Tang, he actually sued for six hundred thousand in overti compensation?
He'd only worked there for two years!
If he earned six hundred thousand for two years of work, what about us? Could we do the sa thing?
Not just them, but Manager Liu, who was packing up in the office, also had the sa thought!
He, too, had been working hard with overti—now the boss had done him wrong!
In such a situation, it didn't take long for people to find Tang Fangjing's short video account and his trashy Weibo account.
Imdiately, various comnts started flooding in...
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