Chapter 191: Mutual aid

After sending away the two brothers of the Pan family, Tan Zhenguo just wanted to ask Tan Zhenhua’s little secret, so he heard the phone rang, and Tan Zhenhua ran to answer the phone. Tan Zhenguo had to confuse himself, thinking that his brother is now a big boss, and the whole family Count him the busiest.
Tan Zhenhua picked up the phone and heard it was Zheng Xiangqing.
The two of them first wished each other New Year, and then turned to the topic.
Zheng Xiangqing first said: "Zhenhua, the wind direction in Wenzhou has not been very good recently. The few people who were invited to have tea by the Public Security Bureau a few days ago were not released during the Spring Festival. It seems that there is a big trouble."
Tan Zhenhua is also very helpless about this matter. Hearing this can only comfort Zheng Xiangqing: "Xiang Qing, I still said that. Let's do things, but we must be worthy of the conscience of the world and have a clear conscience. As for those few, they are also careless in doing things themselves. , And coveted for small bargains, this time I suffered a bit, and let them have a longer memory, but as far as I know, Secretary Yuan is determined to change the faction. With him, Wenzhou will not be ruined from then on. Let's do ourselves Things matter."
Zheng Xiangqing also sighed when he heard this. He himself knew that no matter how enchanting Tan Zhenhua was, he was only a 17-year-old boy, powerless and insignificant. He was light-hearted. He was able to survive this top-down trend, and he could barely maintain it. As long as the people close to him can't fall, he has already tried his best to ask for more, which is beyond his ability.
As he was thinking, he heard Tan Zhenhua ask: "How is Old Stone? How is he?"
Zheng Xiangqing replied: "He? He is fine. Now that he has donated the factory, he has nothing to do with him. He continues to go back to be his street director. He stays at home all day long, and lives better than a few of us."
Tan Zhenhua smiled and said, "That's good, I'm still worried that he can't figure it out."
Zheng Xiangqing said: "He doesn't have one, but there are some employees in the original factory. Therefore, I plan to discuss the acquisition of this Liushi low-voltage electrical appliance factory with Director Zhao after the Chinese New Year. If it can be done, I will invite him back as This factory manager, after all, his prestige is there, saying one sentence is more effective than others saying ten."
Tan Zhenhua said: "Well, this is a good idea. We can't let Lao Shi's efforts go so far in vain. In the future, if he wants, we will return this factory to him. By the way, you merged the second plastic factory. Is it going well? What are the difficulties?"
Zheng Xiangqing said, "It's going well. The workers are very happy to hear that they can work in the joint venture. However, there is one thing that everyone has doubts about. I have no good idea. I want to hear your opinion."
Tan Zhenhua asked: "What's the matter?"
Zheng Xiangqing replied: "It is the issue of the remuneration of these employees after retirement. Our agreement with the city now is to accept all employees, including retired ones. Of course, this process has temporarily stabilized people's hearts, but I heard that some employees especially Those old employees who have reached the retirement age are secretly rumors that we may not take care of their retirement and medical issues in the future. They also have a layer of worry. After all, we are branded as a Xiangjiang joint venture. Just like those state-owned enterprises, there is a state-owned company. If they do not manage well, they will be in trouble when they retire in the future.
This argument has been widely spread. Although no one has spoken it in front of me yet, I feel that the impact on the employees is still great, but I have no good way to do it, so I specifically asked you today. "
Tan Zhenhua was silent for a while. Zheng Xiangqing raised an internal problem in a factory, but this is actually an important social problem for China.
Since the establishment of the new China, the public ownership and planned economy have always occupied the main body of the national economy. Under this economic system, individuals are almost completely dependent on enterprises, and enterprises have to assume almost all the responsibilities of arranging employees' personal work and life.
For example, in the 4014 compound where Tan Zhenhua lives, in addition to the scientific research and production institutions that exist as the main body, there are also kindergartens, elementary schools, and middle schools for the children of employees. There are labor service companies that arrange employment for the children of employees and provide services from baths to canteens, as well as grain and oil. Various services such as shops, energy supply (self-produced household briquettes), commissary, etc., go directly to the staff hospital if you are sick, and only go to the major hospitals in the city when you get a serious illness, and you are also directly drawn from the company when you retire. Regarding pensions, even if you die, there will be trade unions arranging everything.
It can be said that since a full-time employee joined the 4014 Institute, his food, clothing, housing and transportation, birth, old age, sickness and death have been tightly tied to the company.
However, this is 4,014, a public institution funded by the state, with nearly 5,000 full-time employees, and capable of doing this.
But what about those small state-owned enterprises? What about those so-called street collective enterprises? What about foreign-funded enterprises that have recently begun to build factories and invest in China following the country’s vigorous investment promotion?
Those who work in the enterprise do not have a powerful unit like 4014 as the provider of these ancillary services, and even they still do not have a perfect solution to the most basic pension medical problems after retirement. And this, It will become an important obstacle to China's economic development.
Tan Zhenhua clearly knows that in the history of China's development that he has experienced once, there is a specific historical stage in which a large number of state-owned enterprises went bankrupt due to mismanagement, and the employees who originally worked in these state-owned enterprises became unemployed and laid off. The tide has brought many social problems to China.
In fact, the only way to solve this problem is to implement a social insurance system and return most of the obligations currently undertaken by enterprises to the society. This will liberate individuals and liberate individuals from the numerous constraints and ties of enterprises. Increased the possibility of personnel mobility, and liberated business units, allowing them to get rid of countless hidden expenses and focus on the main business direction that they should pay most attention to.
However, it is only 1982, and the basic pension insurance for all employees of Huaxia enterprises will not be implemented until ten years later, that is, in 1992. The real national compulsory implementation will have to be issued in 1999. The Interim Regulations were promulgated.
Such far-reaching policies and regulations are obviously important national policies, and they are by no means capable of influencing Tan Zhenhua, a 17-year-old senior high school student.
However, Tan Zhenhua still wants to do something, at least, he wants his company employees to work with peace of mind.
After thinking about it, he said: "Xiang Qing, I have no good solution to this problem for a while, but we can try to do something to calm everyone's emotions and solve some practical problems by the way."
Zheng Xiangqing asked, "What should I do?"
"We can establish a mutual assistance fund system within the enterprise. Specifically, our company contributes a portion of the money and the employees themselves also contribute a portion of the money. Two separate accounts are established, namely the medical account and the pension account to correspond to the employees’ most concern. Both issues.
All employees working in our company must join this mutual aid fund. In the future, their medical and pension expenses will also be spent from this mutual aid fund. This money is never allowed to be misappropriated, and its management authority must be chosen by the employees themselves. On behalf of management, our company only assists in supervision, so that it can not only calm people's hearts, but also solve practical problems.
After all, as the number of retired employees increases, the burden of our company will also increase. In the long run, this system can alleviate our dilemma to a certain extent. However, this problem will surely develop into a huge social problem in the future. To solve it completely, we still need to establish a complete social insurance system at the national level. What we do ourselves is only a stopgap measure. "
Zheng Xiangqing thought for a while and replied: "What you said is a solution to the problem, but here comes the question. How much is the mutual aid payment? How much is the individual? How much is the company? Also, let the individual pay for this job. I’m afraid it’s not easy to get through, because there has never been such a precedent."
Tan Zhenhua replied: "In fact, to implement this method, it is very simple. We first clarify how much money is appropriate. In my opinion, we first set this ratio at 15% of the average employee income for a trial, and then adjust it in the future. Of the 15%, 5% is used for medical care and 10% is used for pensions. As for the proportion, employees personally bear 5% and our company bears 10%. These must be disclosed to all employees."
Zheng Xiangqing asked: "Ask all employees to contribute 5% of their wages to participate in this mutual aid fund, maybe this job is not easy to do?"
Tan Zhenhua smiled and said, "In fact, there is a trick, Xiang Qing, how do you pay them now?"
"Well, for the time being, the salary standard set by the second factory is still used, and no adjustments have been made. This saves trouble and will not cause too much conflict. However, once the company starts production and produces benefits, I will give everyone processing money. ."
"Well, it's almost as I expected. I don't think their salary payment standard was too high, right?"
"Yes, on average, one person only costs thirty or forty yuan a month."
"Then you can do this. Publicly announce a 10% increase in salary for each employee. However, 5% of it will not be distributed to them personally, but the mutual aid fund will be paid, and the company will take another 10% and also pay Entering this mutual aid fund, in that case, they can actually increase their income by 5% every month, so no one would object?"
"Uh... this is indeed good, but then our costs have risen a lot?"
Tan Zhenhua replied: "Xiang Qing, we must take a long-term view. In my opinion, the most important thing for a company is neither the accumulation of technology nor the previous honor, but the people, the inheritance of people. The foundation of the enterprise.
What we do today is to keep everyone who is willing to fight with us. These people are the cornerstone of our company's future success.
Moreover, our products will become more and more better in the future, and the profits created will become more and more generous. Letting every employee share the fruits of labor is also the direction we should strive for. In the future, if the company has accumulation In addition to giving bonuses to employees, you might as well withdraw part of it every year and enrich it in this mutual aid fund so that every retired employee can share some, so that they can feel that even if they are old and retired, they can’t do it. After moving, our company still remembers these old people who have contributed to the development of the company. "
Zheng Xiangqing thought for a while and said: "Well, you are the big boss, you have the final say."
Tan Zhenhua heard this line is a joy, and he thought that he had let this classic quotation be born in China at least ten years earlier, which is considered an achievement.