Workplace reviews and discussion: 長弘欣企業有限公司

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The position I interviewed for was quality control and production management, but I was told I would first need to intern on-site for one week to familiarize myself with the processes, which I agreed to. After I started working, I was essentially treated as an operator. The on-site operators were seriously understaffed, so I had to provide support every day. I was then told that only after completing the three-month probationary period would I be assigned to a suitable department, meaning I might not necessarily do quality control. This was completely different from what I was told initially: I was told that after one week of training, I would begin working in quality control.

During the first week, I was not allowed to clock in. I also was not enrolled in labor and health insurance or the labor pension system at all. After work, I had to go home to prepare reports and write journals, which took approximately 6–7 hours. I worked from 8:00 to 17:00 every day and then still had to prepare reports after work. I had to present the reports to the manager the next day. The working hours totaled as many as 15 hours, yet no overtime pay was provided.

Moreover, the quality control and production management positions had not actually become vacant; I had simply been deceived into joining! During the interview, I said that I was not proficient in CAD software. However, quality control and production management did not require this skill, and I did not mind learning drafting anyway. The next day, the design department supervisor—who did not know I had applied for quality control and thought I was a draftsman—tested me with a relatively simple assignment, which I passed successfully. However, the manager said that I was not proactive.

I graduated with a woodworking background. I started work at 8:00 every day, and during my first week of on-site training, I worked very quickly because I already knew how to drill 300 pieces of material in one hour. The on-site workers all said that I was quick, hardworking, and willing to learn. After returning home from work, I did not even have time to rest before starting the reports and journals. Depending on the reports, I slept only 3–5 hours a day. I never slacked off at work, and I would even study beside the machines when they malfunctioned. Yet the manager said that I was not proactive, solely because I could not use CAD.

Later, I felt that I could not accept the situation and resigned. Only then did I learn that there were many other victims. Many former employees were used until they had served their purpose, after which they were forced to resign through baseless accusations and smearing of all their previous achievements.

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1. Not allowed to clock in during the first week of work (violation of the Labor Standards Act)

2. Not enrolled in labor and health insurance or the labor pension system (violation of the Labor Standards Act)

3. The monthly salary for on-site operators was less than 20,000 (violation of the Labor Standards Act)

4. On-site operators were not paid for working overtime on holidays (violation of the Labor Standards Act)

5. Salary deducted for bereavement leave; perfect-attendance bonus deducted for annual leave

6. The position applied for did not match the actual job duties

7. Required to handle work matters at home after work, with long working hours and no overtime pay