Hwaseung Rach Gia Co., Ltd. (Thanh Loc Industrial Park, An Giang) has about more than 6,000 employees (NLĐ). According to the Company's Trade Union, the work of negotiating and signing collective labor agreements in the past time has also encountered some difficulties. The reason is that people due to the general trend of economic fluctuations, FDI enterprises have fluctuations in orders, costs increase, thereby the benefits between employees and businesses are sometimes not agreed upon or it takes a long time to research and find solutions for a common voice.
Faced with that situation, the grassroots trade union has had specific and practical solutions suitable to the situation at the Company. Ms. Ton Nu My Hanh, Chairwoman of the Company's Grassroots Trade Union, said: Before implementation, there must be a clear roadmap and take employees as the focus to listen to and collect their opinions through many different channels. It can be visiting during lunch breaks or through the Trade Union Team Leader, department secretary, managers, workshop directors or through quarterly surveys, hotline channels, and Trade Union Facebook.
After having aspirations and proposals, the grassroots trade union prepares a database for effective negotiation. Ms. Hanh shared: "It is necessary to consider the feasibility when proposing aspirations, compare with the level of equivalent businesses, from many perspectives from employees and businesses. From there, the grassroots trade union anticipates the possibilities to have appropriate plans. Negotiate but not counterbalance and on the basis of cooperation and goodwill, together towards the common goal of stability and sustainable development".
Regarding the Collective Labor Agreement of the Company and Hwaseung Rach Gia Grassroots Trade Union, when consulting on the draft, it created high consensus among employees and when implemented, employees were very excited because there are many clauses that are more beneficial than the provisions of law.
Specifically, Ms. Hanh informed that the periodic salary increase regime, each level is 1 year apart, the minimum difference between levels is 2.5%, both encouraging employees to enthusiastically produce and increasing salaries for social insurance contributions over the years. The salary increase adjustment is based on the basic salary level, position allowance and responsibility allowance of December immediately preceding the previous year. Skill allowances, work allowances and seniority allowances, child support allowances, living allowances, travel allowances, and attendance bonuses are included in the agreement.
The 13th month salary bonus and Company Establishment Day gifts; The issuance of uniforms, support for visiting employees; Outside of the prescribed amounts, employees of the company when getting married are entitled to 5 days of leave (the law stipulates 3 days); Every month, female employees receive a gift from the employer.
Employers are committed to fully implementing legal regulations on gender equality, ensuring gender-neutrality in recruitment, training, promotion, remuneration and other related labor fields.
The grassroots trade union regularly monitors and supervises the implementation of collective labor agreements, receives and reflects promptly and coordinates with personnel, labor safety and the department to improve the working environment to optimize the contents set out in the agreement. There are no cases of lawsuits, complaints and labor disputes occurring related to the implementation of collective labor agreements.
Ensure 100% salary for employees, no cases of salary arrears or social insurance debts. For employees with sufficient seniority, salary is increased periodically. In addition, the Board of Directors considers monthly salary increases and promotions for individuals with excellent labor results.
Currently, the Trade Union Office information channel operates very effectively, employees come when they have questions, thereby demonstrating the high trust of union members and employees in the Trade Union. We believe that when the legitimate aspirations of employees are listened to and realized, it is not only the success of the Trade Union but also the foundation for sustainable business development," Ms. Hanh shared.
