Hubei: issuing of mung beans, leave work early to exotic high-temperature allowances

If high temperatures cause to stop working, or need to shorten outdoor time, Wuhan, employers may not use this as an excuse to reduce workers ' wages. China Visual information

Recently, the city repeatedly issued high temperature red alert, urban temperatures reached 40 degrees Celsius. According to the relevant provisions in Hubei Province, workers in hot weather (daily maximum temperature of more than 35 c) outdoor work and failure to take effective measures to reduce the temperature in the workplace to 33 below, the employer shall pay the workers high temperature allowance, standard for 12 Yuan/day. However, the chutian metropolis daily reporter found that some enterprises issue "heat compensation" when watered.

　　Some kind, mung beans and a Coke when benefits

Tian Xiaojie is Wuchang, an advertising company employee, when wages last week, sending something: 15 packs mung beans, each weighing about 400 grams. Company's explanation is that it is distributed to members of "high subsidies".

Tian Xiaojie seen in the supermarket, and packaging of the same type of mung beans, usually 4 Yuan a pack. So count down each received "high subsidies" is about 60 Yuan. However, since she works in the company is mainly engaged in designing, don't go out much or feel "hurt". Several agents, braving the Sun each day to pull business, so only some green bean, was a little uncomfortable.

Compared to Miss Tian, a private company employee in Hankou, Zhou received "high subsidies" more exotic, a 2.5 Yuan to Coke every day, "it is not even enough supplementary streams of sweat on the way to work every day." Mr Zhou said colleagues so cheap "heat compensation", but no one really to dozens of Yuan a month "allowance" to offend his boss. "Although we know may complain to the Labour Inspectorate, but complaints probably cannot work here anymore. "As a result, most employees chose to accept.

　　Some "time" early arrival allowance

Compared with the physical offset, there are way more "alternative", and took home a stationery company approach.

Employees of the company, Lu said that since last week, closing time from 6 o'clock in the afternoon of a day ahead to 5 points. This early an hour, became employees of "high-temperature allowances." Boss explained: leave work early to make everyone's job is shorter than an hour, wages not lower, then this is equivalent to 1 hour of "high-temperature allowances."

Reporter found that some workers did not receive any high-temperature allowances, even "deductions" are not, such as takeaway meals. Reporters interviewed a random Valley area several takeaway meals, only one in July said the company is committed to pay, make up the high-temperature allowances. Other room said terms of the contract do not see high temperature allowance, and didn't get any.

　　Labor Department statements shall not be deducted from high temperature allowances

High-temperature allowances in kind to offset or even time to offset it?

According to the provincial labour inspectorate in charge, the province has clear requirements for high temperature allowance granted, standard for 12 Yuan/day, implementation of 6、7、8、9yue four months, together with the wage issue, but not with drinks, heatstroke prevention medicine and other deductions. If heat causes stop working or reduce outside working hours, must not use this as an excuse to reduce workers ' wages.

These so-called physical offset, deduction, is in violation of the relevant regulations, the worker may call 12333 complaints and safeguard their lawful rights and interests.

(Editors: Zhong Qinghui UN660)
2016-08-02 18:15:43
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湖北：发放绿豆、提前下班等奇葩高温津贴

　　如果因为高温原因停止工作或需要缩短户外工作时间的，武汉市用人单位不得以此为理由降低劳动者工资。 视觉中国 资料

　　近些日，武汉市多次发布高温红色预警，城区最高温达40℃。根据湖北省有关规定，劳动者在高温天气（日最高气温达35℃以上）露天作业以及不能采取有效措施将工作场所温度降低到33℃以下的，用人单位应向劳动者支付高温津贴，标准为12元/天。不过，楚天都市报记者走访发现，部分企业在发放“高温补贴”时打了折扣。

　　有的发实物，绿豆和可乐当津贴

　　田小姐是武昌一家广告设计公司的员工，上周发工资时，多发了一样东西：15包绿豆，每包重400克左右。公司的解释是，这是发给大家的“高温补贴”。

　　田小姐去超市看过，同类型包装的绿豆，一般是4元一包。这么算下来，每人领到的“高温补贴”大概是60元。不过，因为她在公司主要从事设计工作，出门不多，也没有觉得特别“受伤”。倒是几个业务员，每天顶着太阳去拉业务，也只发这么点绿豆，心里有点不好受。

　　相比田小姐，汉口一家私企员工周先生领到的“高温补贴”更奇葩，每天一瓶2.5元钱的可乐，“就连补充每天上班路上流的汗水都不够”。周先生说，同事们对这么抠门的“高温补贴”都有意见，但是没人真为了一个月这几十块钱的“津贴”去得罪老板。“虽说我们也知道可以去劳动监察部门投诉，但投诉后可能就没法再在这里上班了。”因此，员工们大都选择了默默接受。

　　有的“发时间”，提前下班抵津贴

　　相比用实物抵扣的，还有单位的办法就更“另类”，武昌一家文体用品公司就采取了提前下班的办法。

　　该公司员工吕先生说，从上周开始，每天的下班时间从原来的下午6点提前到了5点。这提前下班的一个小时，就成了员工们的“高温津贴”。老板是这么解释的：提前下班使得每个人的工作时间缩短了一个小时，而工资没有降低，那么这1个小时就相当于是发了“高温津贴”。

　　记者走访中发现，还有一些劳动者，则根本没领到任何高温津贴，就连“抵扣”的都没有，比如外卖送餐员。记者随机采访了光谷片区的几位外卖送餐员，只有一位说公司承诺将在发7月的工资时，补上高温津贴。其他几位送餐员都表示，签合同时没有看到有高温津贴的条款，而且也确实没拿到过。

　　劳动部门表态，不得以物品抵扣高温津贴

　　高温津贴可以是实物抵扣甚至时间抵扣吗？

　　据省劳动监察部门负责人介绍，我省对高温津贴的发放有明确要求，标准为12元/天，执行时间为6、7、8、9月四个月，可以与工资一起发放，但不得以饮料、防暑降温药品等抵扣。如果因为高温原因停止工作或需要缩短户外工作时间的，不得以此为理由降低劳动者工资。

　　这些所谓的拿实物抵扣、拿工作时间抵扣，都是违反相关法规的，劳动者可以拨打电话12333进行投诉举报，维护自己的合法权益。

(责任编辑：钟庆辉 UN660)
2016-08-02 18:15:43
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