Chapter 796: Chapter 254: Company Fines and Salary Confidentiality_3 Chapter 796 -254: Company Fines and Salary Confidentiality_3 Or rather, are there that many regulations?
However, Old Tang wasn’t finished yet.
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“Moreover, since Kaisen Company deducted three days of wages from Yang Tiezhi for disclosing his salary, let me ask again, what is the basis for this regulation?”
Over the years, whether it’s the tech giants on the internet or the ordinary small companies, all have been vigorously implementing a “salary confidentiality” system.
In any case, you can’t reveal your salary to any colleague, nor can you inquire about another colleague’s salary.
You even can’t disclose your salary to people outside the company.
In this respect, many companies have extremely strict punishments, with some resorting to dismissal upon discovery.
Some companies outright state that salary is a core secret of the company; revealing it definitely constitutes a serious violation of company regulations.
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In truth, not asking about someone’s salary is a virtue in life, but now, the practice of salary confidentiality has been widely abused.
If you, a longstanding employee, work hard for several years and earn five thousand, while a new employee straight away gets six thousand, if you don’t know how much the other earns, there’s definitely no problem.
But once you find out, you naturally can’t accept it.
Old Bai on the other side mumbled at the corner of his mouth but didn’t know how to respond.
In his view, there’s no need for any reason since that’s what everyone does.
Any business that starts up will have a salary confidentiality policy; does this still require a reason?
Having one more reason to fine or dismiss someone is definitely a good thing for the company.
Old Bai didn’t say a word, and Old Tang continued, “I believe that the so-called salary confidentiality system set up by Kaisen Company is illegal itself!”
Ah?
With that statement, not only Old Bai but also Director Liu’s eyes bulged.
“What, you say it’s illegal?
Every damn company keeps salaries confidential, and you’re telling me it’s illegal?
You must be sick!”
The Judgment Chief once again rapped the gavel: “Plaintiff party, I warn you again!”
Director Liu was pulled down to sit by Old Bai, still whispering indignantly, “Damn it, this guy has started spouting nonsense.”
Old Bai was also puzzled, how could salary confidentiality be illegal?
The Judgment Chief who had rapped the gavel looked at Lawyer Tang with the same curiosity; this Lawyer Tang always speaks in such an alarming manner.
Facing everyone’s gaze, Old Tang spoke unhurriedly, “”The Labor Law” Article 46 stipulates that wage distribution shall follow the principle of distribution according to work, implementing equal pay for equal work!”
“And the salary confidentiality system of Kaisen Company is fundamentally contrary to the principle of equal pay for equal work!”
As his words fell, the Judgment Chief furrowed his brows, Old Bai was dumbfounded, this man actually invoked the “Labor Law”.
You should know that when we normally talk about the labor law, what we generally mean is the labor contract law, which is closely related to our work.
But the Labor Law itself is not often mentioned.
And now, it has been brought out.
The court recorder was jotting things down and watching, not knowing what to say about Lawyer Tang.
Indeed, like company fines, salary confidentiality is also highly controversial, or rather, many issues in the labor field are controversial everywhere; if you talk about a basis, it’s hard for Old Tang to tell.
In Old Tang’s previous life, for instance with salary confidentiality, some places supported it, affirming its legality with no problems.
But some places did not support it, believing that income transparency is a prerequisite for equal pay for equal work.
Thus, judgments naturally varied widely…
So, in fact, whether it’s the Labor Law or the Labor Contract Law, in concrete legal practice, everywhere in the country reveals a kind of contorted feeling, having this feeling is just right.
“Yang Tiezhi and his colleague are both sailors, so according to the equal pay for equal work stipulation, their incomes should be the same; hence, fining Yang Tiezhi for revealing his salary to his colleague has no justification!”
Old Tang naturally knew there were certain benefits to salary confidentiality, but he believed that salary confidentiality should be combined with equal pay for equal work, otherwise, it would only be abused by companies.
Therefore, what he always said was: the salary confidentiality system of Kaisen Company is illegal, not that all salary confidentiality systems are illegal.
In the end, Old Tang’s consistent view was, as long as there is a law, it can be used!
