Solve Labor Shortage &Nbsp; &Nbsp; Nike Raise Salary To Stay.

Core tip: previously, Wei Li, Zhongshan, was known as Nike's "sweat and sweat factory" because its employees worked overtime beyond national legal time.

Perhaps a lot of companies like Zhongshan Weili will be able to raise their wages while retaining labor shortage.

"We have raised wages, and we can get 2300 yuan ~3000 yuan per month plus overtime pay."

Nike Asia's largest hat factory, Zhongshan Weili Textile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Zhongshan Wei Li), a general factory worker Andrew Lau (alias) happily called to tell the author that he had planned to job hopping after years, and now do not want to jump.

Prior to this, Zhongshan Wei Li because employees overtime time far beyond the national statutory time, known as Nike's "sweating factory".

Perhaps, many companies like Zhongshan Wei Li are faced with the shortage of labor, and they have caught Andrew Lau's mentality so as to raise wages and keep people.

Andrew Lau said that before February 1st, his base salary was 770 yuan / month, and now it is raised to 835 yuan / month. Due to the rise in base salary, overtime pay has also increased correspondingly.

It used to be 6 yuan / hour overtime and 7 yuan / hour overtime on weekends. Now it has increased by about 1 yuan on the original basis. "Eight to eight" a week (eight o'clock at night, eight minutes after work), and a good hand can get it every month by 2300 yuan.

In addition, for the new employees, Zhongshan Wei Li provides medical fees free of charge, and the employees are at their own expense and provide quilt for their employees free of charge.

The intermediary can introduce 200 yuan to each employee, and only introduce the proficient before the introduction fee.

"Actually, we are not very clear about the shortage of workers, but as the surrounding enterprises have raised wages, if they do not improve, employees will probably be snatched away by other enterprises, so we can raise the basic salary before the government announces the minimum base salary."

Mr. Li, manager of Zhongshan Weili human resources, told the daily economic news reporter in March 4th that at present, there are about 2000~3000 people in Zhongshan Wei Li, and the number of people is changing every day. The actual gap is 10%, about two or three hundred people.

Mr. Li said that every year before and after the Spring Festival was the busiest time for Wei Li to recruit workers, because the order was the largest at this time. "Orders steadily increased in recent months, basically out of the shadow of the financial crisis."

Zhongshan Weili employees work overtime or more than 112 hours per month, far exceeding the national statutory 36 hours, and only for some employees to buy insurance, known as "sweating factory".

Hat companies rush to raise salaries, but footwear companies do not act.

In March 4th, the "daily economic news" reporter called Nike, Adidas's largest OEM manufacturer, Yuyuan industry (00551, HK) communications department, the responsible person said, Yuyuan group has stable workforce, lack of work is not obvious, staff salaries are relatively stable, orders are only slightly increased compared with the same period last year.

However, another Nike shoe factory in Guangdong, Guangdong Wan Bang shoe company, recently told the media that its shortage of workers was mainly due to the impact of the financial crisis last year, and the number of employees reduced from more than 13000 to more than 7000.

"No matter whether the wage increases or not, I don't want to work in the factory."

Wang Jianyi, a 90 year old Hubei guy (a pseudonym) resigned from a Nike representative factory late last year, and now learned argon arc welding in a Guangzhou company.

"Wages are not high and free. After 80, especially after 90, now do not want to enter the factory."

Wang Jianyi said with pride.