Increasing year-end orders, businesses increase welfare to retain workers

In Di An ward (HCMC), the factory of Yazaki EDS Vietnam Co., Ltd. - a business specializing in manufacturing automobile electrical wires with Japanese investment - is always brightly lit with thousands of workers taking turns working shifts. This year, the business's orders are stable, creating more jobs and income for workers (NLĐ).

Ms. Pham Thi Tuyet Nhung - Chairwoman of the grassroots trade union of Yazaki EDS Vietnam Co., Ltd. informed that in the last months of the year, the company has many orders, and employees have continuous overtime. Thanks to regular work, employees have an income of over 10 million VND per month.

Directly teaching production classes, Ms. Huynh Thi Ly (39 years old, working in the product quality inspection team) shared that workers get regular overtime, have additional income to cover living expenses. Working overtime, employees are supported by the company with meals and higher overtime pay.

Sharing the busy atmosphere, at the factory of Asia Asia Door Technology Co., Ltd. (Tan Hiep ward), more than 1,000 workers specializing in producing high-class kitchen cabinets for export are working urgently to meet the deadline for handover at the end of the year.

According to Mr. Dao Quang Tho - Human Resources Director of the Company, orders are currently ensuring jobs for workers. The company arranges daily overtime, including Sundays, and pays overtime pay in accordance with regulations. Average income reaches 9-12 million VND/month. Businesses continue to look for orders to maintain jobs and stable income.

In Tay Nam ward, year-end orders from 3F Viet Food Co., Ltd. are quite abundant, and employees work overtime every day. Ms. Do Thi Hong - Vice Chairwoman of the grassroots trade union of 3F Viet Food Co., Ltd. informed that since the beginning of the year, the company's orders have been quite large, thanks to which jobs and employees are stable. On average, employees have an income of 9-12 million VND per month.

Attractive welfare regime to retain workers

To have enough forces to meet the rapid production progress at the end of the year, many businesses in Dong Nai City not only retain their existing forces but also urgently recruit new workers with flexible remuneration policies.

At Loc An - Binh Son Industrial Park (Long Thanh ward, Dong Nai city), Elite Long Thanh Co., Ltd. continuously registers for labor recruitment. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hung, Chairman of the Trade Union of Elite Long Thanh Co., Ltd. shared that the company needs 700 workers to serve the expansion of production in the late year when the demand for goods is high and increases. To attract labor, the company offers a "introduction bonus" policy of 4 - 5.5 million VND for company workers when they introduce sewing workers to work and offers many welfare regimes to attract workers to the company.

Due to the expansion of another smart factory to serve year-end orders, Dong Phu Cuong Joint Stock Company (Thong Nhat commune, Dong Nai city) - a unit specializing in garment production - needs to recruit a large number of workers from 800 - 1,000. Mr. Ngo Ngoc Thuan, Deputy Director of Dong Phu Cuong Joint Stock Company, said that the company has introduced many policies and welfare regimes, working environment...

For the mechanical manufacturing block, Toan Cau Dynamic Mechanical Co., Ltd. (Giang Dien Industrial Park, Trang Bom Ward, Dong Nai City) currently has about 1,400 employees. Representatives of the company's grassroots trade union informed that to attract employees, the company offers many preferential treatment regimes such as income from 12-15 million VND/month, 13th month bonus with an average of 2-3 months' salary, holiday bonus, commitment bonus and also 7 days of preferential leave enjoying 100% salary, annual tourism...

Allowances and output bonuses help improve income

In Ninh Binh, the workload of the garment and footwear industries has increased significantly since the beginning of October to prepare for large shipments in early December. Workers are working at high intensity and recorded a significant improvement in income.

Ms. Pham Thi Lien - a leather shoe factory worker in Ninh Binh - confided: "We have 2 breaks between shifts, each 45 minutes, but we only take advantage of eating and resting for 30 minutes before starting work". However, overtime brings in significant income. Each meal during the shift is supported with 25,000 VND, converted monthly to nearly 700,000 VND. In addition, workers who achieve the set output are rewarded 30,000 VND per day. For allowances alone, she expects to have more than 1 million VND each month. If adding the overtime salary, income may increase by more than 4 million VND.

In the same situation of working urgently, Ms. Pham Thi Theu - a garment worker in Ninh Binh - said that working hours in the past two weeks often last until 6:30 pm or later instead of 6 pm as before: "Goods need to be urgently exported in December, so every day we have to work more, working hours have also increased by 30 minutes compared to before, some days lasting up to nearly 1 hour". Ms. Theu said that because they receive salaries according to output, the business spends an additional 20,000 VND for each overtime evening and a light meal worth 10,000 VND to support employees to cover living expenses.

On the management side, Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan - owner of Tuan Duyen garment enterprise (Ninh Binh) - shared that October is the time when winter orders need to be completed with large volumes. The enterprise arranges overtime from 30-60 minutes each day; employees who are not burdened with young children can register to work overtime for up to 2 hours. When orders are urgent, the enterprise considers the option of hiring more part-time workers. The enterprise supports 25,000 VND for each hour of overtime, supports a light meal worth 15,000 VND for workers after 7 pm and creates conditions for workers to solve household chores when needed.

Arranging shifts and the health problem of workers

In order to serve the increased production progress, businesses in Hanoi flexibly rearrange shifts, both ensuring progress and complying with labor laws.

At Thang Long Industrial Park (Hanoi), female worker Nguyen Thi Mung said that from the beginning of October, the enterprise organized many different shifts (6:00-18:00, 10:00-22:00 or night shifts from 6:00 PM the previous day to 6:00 AM the next day), some days employees worked for 12 hours. Employees at the enterprise can work a maximum of 60 hours extra per week and are only allowed to work three extra sessions each week for 12 hours. Regarding salary, if working on Sunday according to the production schedule, employees are paid a salary equal to 200% of the normal salary.

Year-end overtime is an urgent solution to ensure orders and support workers to increase income. However, as Ms. Mung expressed, besides allowances, arranging reasonable working and rest time and ensuring full overtime benefits is still a key factor to help workers maintain health and stick with the business for a long time.

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