booktalesy Chapter 395: Giving Employees the Right to Choose
Chapter 395: Giving Employees the Right to Choose
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After getting on the bus, Huang Xiaochuan looked out the window and saw an airplane taking off. After takeoff, it retracted its landing gear, soared into the distance, and disappeared into the clouds.
Seeing his solemn expression, Li Huan and Mai Guangde exchanged glances but dared not speak.
After a long pause, Huang Xiaochuan finally spoke up.
Do you have my phone number?
"Oh! Mr. Jiang called to say he has some work to report to you, and there's another call from your brother-in-law. What do you think?"
After checking the time, Huang Xiaochuan instructed Li Huan, "Go to the headquarters of the Times."
Li Huan nodded and replied, "Okay."
He then picked up an encrypted walkie-talkie and said, "Go to the headquarters of the Times."
After finishing speaking, he put down the walkie-talkie, turned on the left turn signal, and set off. A black minivan followed behind, and the two vehicles headed towards the Times headquarters, one after the other.
Huang Xiaochuan picked up his mobile phone and dialed Yu Wei's number back. After the call connected, Huang Xiaochuan, who had just met with Qin Yu, felt a little guilty: "Did you need something?"
Yu Wei on the other end of the phone couldn't hide his excitement: "Cancel all your plans for tonight. Tang Yuan and I are going to your house tonight, and I'll tell you some good news then."
"What's wrong? Didn't you and Tang Yuan already get your marriage certificate?"
"You'll find out tonight," Yu Weiyi said curtly before hanging up the phone.
Without notifying Jiang Bixing in advance, Huang Xiaochuan had Mai Guangde make a phone call to Gao Yue.
"Gao Yue, Mr. Huang is downstairs at your headquarters. Please come down and greet us. Tell General Manager Jiang that he doesn't need to come down to greet us; he can just wait in his office."
Soon, Gao Yue, dressed in a business suit, appeared downstairs.
"Hello, Mr. Huang!" Gao Yue greeted Huang Xiaochuan first, and then greeted Mai Guangde.
"Hello, Assistant Mai!"
Without even greeting Gao Yue, Mai Guangde quickly ordered, "Take us upstairs!"
"Okay, Mr. Huang, please follow me!"
Although he told Jiang Bixing to wait in his office, Jiang Bixing still waited for Huang Xiaochuan in the elevator lobby.
Upon seeing Huang Xiaochuan, Jiang Bixing immediately stepped forward and greeted him: "Chairman!"
After shaking hands with Jiang Bixing, Huang Xiaochuan pointed to the office area: "Let's talk in your office."
After sitting down in the office, Jiang Bixing knew about Huang Xiaochuan's hobbies.
He instructed Gao Yue, "Make the chairman a cup of Tieguanyin tea, the one I just bought, the red one. Don't get the wrong one."
Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand casually: "No need for that, just make do with whatever you like."
Despite saying that, Gao Yue still followed Jiang Bixing's advice and went to make tea.
Jiang Bixing placed several reports in front of Huang Xiaochuan: "Chairman, the audit report for the first half of the year is out. So far, the company's expenses still exceed its revenue, mainly because..."
After listening, Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment and said, "The investment in the past few years has been quite large, so it's normal for the income and expenditure to be unbalanced. However, we need to control the costs. When we spend a lot of money, we often waste a lot of money, so you need to keep a close eye on every penny spent."
Then Huang Xiaochuan snorted coldly: "With so much money being handled, naturally some people will have crooked ideas. You should remind them frequently during meetings not to reach out, or they will be caught. If you find out, call the police immediately and send them in."
Jiang Bixing said solemnly, "Don't worry, I often remind the middle-level cadres, and every penny they handle is audited. Moreover, whoever signs is responsible. If something goes wrong, no one can escape. At least we've blocked it at the internal level."
Jiang Bixing then reported to Huang Xiaochuan on the supermarket's plans for the upcoming opening of new stores and the operating status of existing stores. They then discussed employee pension insurance.
After the implementation of the pension insurance system, the supermarket immediately enrolled all employees in pension insurance contributions, and the contributions were higher than the actual wage base. However, this increased the individual contribution portion for employees, resulting in a decrease in their income. Some employees were unhappy about this, and the supervisors and managers reported these issues.
After listening to Jiang Bixing's report, Huang Xiaochuan thought for a moment.
He then said, "How about this? Send an internal notice to all employees, first to publicize the benefits of paying more into pension insurance, and then solicit opinions, giving the choice to the employees. Isn't there a labor union? Let the labor union do this."
First, pay according to the actual base salary. This will reduce the individual's share significantly, which is beneficial to the company. This statement must be clearly explained to employees.
Second, continue to implement the existing methods. In the short term, individuals will indeed receive less salary, but in the long run, this method is the most beneficial to employees.
Both methods will be provided, and employees will vote on their choice. If either payment method receives more than 50 votes, the employee vote will be used.
Jiang Bixing nodded in agreement: "Okay, I'll arrange to start doing this in a bit."
Huang Xiaochuan added, "I think only a small number of people have this idea. Our employees' salaries are generally higher than the average social wage in Shanghai. Even if the individual contribution is a little higher, it only accounts for a small portion compared to their income and shouldn't affect their lives. Could you have someone look into why this is?"
"Okay, I'll take care of it myself!"
Huang Xiaochuan waved his hand: "Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, you don't need to do it. You have too many things to do, so don't get distracted. You need to learn to recognize and use people effectively, and try to delegate tasks to your subordinates. This will not only make things easier for you, but also help you develop your subordinates' abilities. A person's energy is limited, and it's impossible to be perfect in every aspect."
Then Huang Xiaochuan used himself as an example: "Look at me, I know you, Lao Jiang, have the ability, so I let you do it. Of course, I will definitely supervise the areas that need to be supervised. The company is doing very well now, isn't it? If you grasp the main issues, the small issues are not problems at all, and someone will naturally solve them."
Seeing that the work discussion was almost over, Huang Xiaochuan got up to leave. Yu Wei and his wife were coming over that evening, so he wanted to go home early to buy some groceries. He didn't want to eat out, so he decided to cook at home instead.
"Chairman, let me see you out!" Jiang Bixing quickly stood up to escort Huang Xiaochuan out.
Huang Xiaochuan didn't say anything, letting Jiang Bixing see him to the elevator before waving his hand: "Alright, you have a lot to do, go ahead and do your thing, no need to see me off."
On the way back, I stopped by the market and bought some cooked food, fresh fish, shrimp and vegetables. There are some spare ribs made by my aunt in the refrigerator at home. My family isn't too particular about food, so I'll just bring a couple of bottles of good wine later.
Back home, Huang Xiaochuan shooed away the big and small sticks with his feet. It was hot, and the two dogs' fur was so thick that it was unbearable to have it sticking to his body. Moreover, both dogs were adults, and the fur on their backs was very stiff and prickly.
Seeing Huang Xiaochuan return with a lot of groceries, his aunt, who was watching TV, asked in confusion, "You have groceries at home? What are you going to do with so many?"
As Huang Xiaochuan put the vegetables into the kitchen, he said to his aunt, "Yu Xiang's younger brother and sister-in-law are coming over tonight."
Upon hearing this, my aunt quickly stood up and went to the kitchen to get busy.
"Then I'll cook."
Huang Xiaochuan pushed his aunt back onto the sofa: "You don't need to cook tonight. You rest. I'll cook. It's been a while since I've cooked, so I'll practice."
"Oh dear, you child, I don't have much to do at home all day, just cook. I'm sheltered from the wind and rain, what's there to rest about?"
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him otherwise, Huang Xiaochuan compromised: "Then you help me pick the vegetables, and I'll cook them later."
"Okay!" Auntie readily agreed.
When Yu Xiang returned home in the evening, several dishes were already laid out on the table, and the cold dishes covered half of the table.
Huang Xiaochuan was busy in the kitchen when he saw his wife return. He quickly instructed, "Call Yu Wei and ask when he's arriving."
Yu Xiang immediately understood why Huang Xiaochuan wanted to cook himself, and replied, "I'll go get it right now."
He then went to the living room to call Yu Wei.
Not long after, Yu Wei and Tang Yuan arrived carrying fruit.