More important, employers have to pay at least 1.5 times the usual salary to the employees for overtime work. If employers do need their staff to work extra hours to meet production deadlines or fulfill other tasks, they can ask them to work overtime – but not than 36 hours a month and only after consulting and reaching an agreement with the labor union and the workers. To protect the rights of workers, the Labor Law stipulates that employers should not force their workers to work more than eight hours a day, or more than 44 hours a week. Perhaps this is the reason they make their employees work overtime.īut forcing the "996" schedule on the workers is illegal. To develop new products, and produce and market them, companies need a great deal of resources and skilled manpower. Given the fierce competition in the high-tech sector industries, start-ups have to take drastic measures to survive, let alone thrive. Three experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Yao Yuxin. Some internet company chiefs have added fuel to the debate by saying they want their workers to "work hard". The "996" phenomenon is rampant in the high-tech and internet companies. Editor's note: The "996" schedule (working from 9 am to 9 pm, six days a week) has sparked a heated public debate, because many workers don't get any overtime pay.
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