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Written by: Huang Yingjin
2021-01-04 18:59
Last update date: 2021-01-04 19:00
The new crown epidemic is raging. The epidemic not only affects the work of confirmed cases and close contacts, but also causes problems for human resource management.
Zhou Qiping, managing director of Yizhi Consulting, said that under the epidemic, employees often cannot go to work due to emergencies. The company generally has three methods for this, including arranging employees to work at home, taking unpaid leave or annual leave.
Zhou Qiping pointed out that the epidemic has been raging for nearly a year. At the beginning, employees will be caught off guard when they suddenly leave their jobs. However, under the current situation, trouble is inevitable. The company must actively communicate with employees and coordinate with each other to avoid labor disputes.
Three measures for employee quarantine companies to respond to the epidemic
Zhou Qiping, managing director of Yizhi Consulting Company, said that under the epidemic situation, if employees are unable to work due to the epidemic or the company wants to reduce operating costs, the company generally has three methods, including requiring employees to work from home, taking unpaid leave, or promoting The employee's annual leave.
Zhou Qiping pointed out that for the health of all colleagues, if employees need to undergo compulsory testing, the company will depend on the type of work of the employees and does not rule out that they will be allowed to work at home or take unpaid leave, and wait until the employee provides a negative certificate before going to work.
If an employee fails to provide a negative certificate before the deadline, the company will generally communicate with the employee first and deal with it as appropriate.
For long-term workers with monthly wages, the company generally arranges them to work at home or ask them to clear up their annual leave; but for casual workers with daily wages, they must provide a negative certificate before they can go to work, otherwise they will have to take unpaid leave.
Zhou Qiping, managing director of Yizhi Consulting, said that requiring employees to clear their leave is the company's "mildest way" to control costs. There is no need for employees to argue with the company on this minor issue to avoid being laid off.
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Under the employee epidemic, the backlog of annual leave requirements is the most moderate method
The COVID-19 pandemic is raging, and if employees fail to travel abroad, there may be situations in which they are unwilling to clear their vacation. Therefore, for human resource consultants, communication with employees is the top priority.
Zhou Qiping said that she understands employees' ideas and understands that they do not want to waste long vacations. It is also the right of employees to decide when to apply for annual leave.
However, due to the economic downturn under the epidemic, companies have their own difficulties, and different companies have different situations. For example, some companies stop operating their production lines during the Lunar New Year, and companies often require employees to clear their holidays during this period.
Zhou Qiping continued that requiring employees to clear their leave is the "mildest way" for the company to control costs. It is unnecessary for employees to argue with the company over this minor issue to avoid being laid off.
Zhou Qiping emphasized that under the epidemic, the company's productivity is reduced due to emergencies, and troubles in human resource management are inevitable. Therefore, labor and management need to actively communicate and coordinate with each other to avoid disputes.
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