Chapter 25: Give Me Overtime
Andy and Albert were already nervous about what was happening in the company, and although Jack asked the two of them to get to the office within ten minutes, they arrived in less than five minutes.
After letting Andy, Albert, and John Gerwitt sit down, Jack looked at Andy and asked, "Do you have any suggestions for dealing with Mayne's serious injury by Richard and others?" ”
"I've thought about it, although Mayne is also a little wrong in this matter, but the purpose of what he did is just to complete the production task assigned to him, so my suggestion is not to punish him."
"As for Richard and the others, I suggest direct expulsion!"
It can be seen that Andy is prepared, and as soon as Jack asks him for his advice, he immediately says his own handling suggestion.
After listening to Andy's handling suggestions, Jack nodded, and it could be seen that Andy put his position on the right side and solved the problem from the company's point of view.
It's just that in Jack's opinion, Andy is not very cruel to Richard and others, and not enough to show care for Mayne.
"I decided that Andy's medical expenses would be fully reimbursed by the company, and the basic salary during the hospitalization would be paid, and he would be promoted to another position after he recovered and returned to the company."
"Richard, this person, thinking that he still abides by the company's rules, and when he is sick, he knows that he will come to ask his immediate boss for leave, and he will be fired from the company."
"As for the dozen or so people who not only did not persuade them to fight, but followed Richard to beat Mayne, it is absolutely unforgivable."
At this point, Jack looked at John Gerwitt and instructed, "John, you go and contact the lawyer yourself, sue those people in Mayne's name, and find a way to send them to prison!" ”
Listening to what Jack told him to do, although John Gerwitt felt that Jack was really a little cruel to these people, he quickly thought of his position and nodded in response: "Okay." ”
At this moment, whether it was Andy, Albert, or John Gerwitt, all three of them looked at Jack with solemn faces, because they knew that the main event was coming.
I saw Jack knock on his desk, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Regarding the issue raised by the union to grant employees unconditional leave, my opinion is that it can be discussed." ”
"But one thing you have to be clear about, if employees take leave if they want to, will our factory still be running?"
"So, this power must be limited!"
"My opinion is that every employee could be given a fixed number of days of vacation each year. As long as the employee still has holidays, the company can unconditionally agree. ”
"However, after the employee has used up his or her leave, the company can no longer agree to the employee's leave except in special circumstances, and if the employee does not come to work, it will be treated as absenteeism."
Speaking of this, Jack looked at Andy and asked curiously, "How does the company deal with the problem of employee absenteeism?" ”
Andy responded: "No pay for absenteeism. ”
Hearing Andy's answer, Jack frowned and said, "In this way, what's the difference between absenteeism and asking for leave." ”
After thinking about it, Jack made a decision: "From now on, those who are absent from work for three consecutive days or a total of 4 days in a month will be fired directly!" ”
"Good!" Andy nodded.
In the past, employees who were absent from work were only deducted from the wages of the day of absenteeism, and they were not dismissed, just because it was not easy to train a skilled employee.
But now the company has implemented assembly line operations, from the original situation that requires one person to master a lot of technology, to everyone only needs to focus on their own process.
It can be said that the employees recruited by Cedric's company now, as long as they are not stupid, can be qualified for most positions.
In this case, who still wants to get used to those people.
"With regard to the two demands of the unions, the eight-hour workday and the 50 percent wage increase, I have an idea to combine these two issues into one problem."
"You can implement an eight-hour work system in the company, but employees who choose to work eight hours will still be paid the same daily salary of $2.4, and for those who are not satisfied with only taking $2.4 per day, then let them work overtime for me and maintain the same working hours as now, and the company can adjust their daily salary to about $3."
"Overtime?"
After listening to Jack's opinion, Andy and the three of them were immediately attracted by the word overtime in Jack's mouth.
Because the working hours of workers in this era are generally from 9 o'clock in the morning to 9 o'clock in the evening, so that it is counted as a day's wages, but there is no such thing as overtime.
So, the three of them really haven't heard of overtime.
Of course, all three of them are smart people, and just a little thought about it, they understand what overtime is.
It can be said that through 'overtime', the two demands of the eight-hour working day and the increase in daily wages demanded by the union have almost been solved.
As for the issue that Jack decided to give a daily salary that did not meet the 50% salary increase required by the union, not only Andy and the three of them didn't care, but even the union organization headed by George Kirk wouldn't care.
Because there is a secret to negotiation, which is to make the lion open his mouth!
"John." After expressing his opinion, Jack looked at John Gerwitt and said, "Go and inform all the workers and ask them to elect 10 workers' representatives to the conference room to participate in the negotiations." ”
Although Jack knew that the representatives elected by the workers were most likely headed by George Kirk, he was unwilling to give it a try, even if he couldn't bypass George Kirk and others, he could disgust those people.
After John Gerwitt left, Jack looked at Andy and Albert and said to them, "I'll leave the rest of the negotiations with the workers to you two." ”
"Okay, boss."
Although there was some surprise in Jack's decision, Andy and Albert agreed without hesitation.
In fact, Jack chose not to participate in the negotiations, naturally because of his considerations, if he went directly to the court, what if the negotiations with the workers broke down?
Once the negotiations break down, the strike is very likely to expand, and if this strike of his own family causes another national workers' strike in the Federation, neither he nor Cedric will have good fruit to eat.
As for the reason for letting Andy and Albert negotiate, Jack considered that even if their negotiations with the workers' representatives broke down, they would not immediately get out of control, and they could go on the field to fight the fire!
"Go ahead, and if there's anything that doesn't work, let John come to me in the office, and I'll wait in the office for the results of your negotiations."
"Then let's go, boss." Andy and Albert left the office one after another.
After Andy and Albert left, Jack was silent for a while, then picked up his office phone, and he was going to call Ruth to tell her that she was safe and that she should not worry.
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