Chapter 484: Revision of the Labor Law

The railway bidding went very smoothly, and with the fourth phase of the Leonora Industrial Base about to start construction, Australasia is about to welcome hundreds of thousands of new jobs.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of candidates for these new jobs. So far, there is no sign of a resurgence of influenza, and the world economy, which has been silent for more than half a year, has finally recovered.

The first is immigrants from all over the world. After the Americans' reputation in Europe was completely stinking, Australasia became the first choice for European immigrants.

If the regions that were more popular with immigrants before the influenza were the United States, Australasia, Canada and other regions, now they are Australasia, Canada, South Africa, South America and so on.

As a direct beneficiary, the number of immigrants in Australasia has increased significantly.

Although there is still the impact of influenza, Australasia has added more than 300,000 immigrants in more than two months from the beginning of the year to now, and the growth rate of immigrants is quite exaggerated.

This is not over yet. The government expects the number of immigrants this year to be as high as 2 million or more. How to deal with such a large number of immigrants is a problem.

Two million immigrants are definitely not a small number, accounting for one-tenth of the current total population of Australasia, and are close to the population of the capital Sydney and the second largest city Melbourne.

On the one hand, creating more jobs will help these immigrants integrate into Australasia's life more quickly after arriving in Australasia, without worrying about the troubles in life.

On the other hand, it is to improve the treatment of immigrants as much as possible, deepen the sense of belonging to Australasia, and even let them actively support the country of Australasia.

In Australasia, the solution to the problem is very simple. Arthur is even just an idea, and a large number of people are practicing for Arthur's idea.

Since March, some members of the House of Representatives have proposed a topic to request the revision of the labor law to protect the rights of Australasia citizens and immigrants.

According to the existing labor law in Australasia, it is still relatively good to protect the interests of Australasia.

In terms of work system, Australasia generally adopts an eight-hour work system, the maximum working hours per day shall not exceed eleven hours, the working hours per week shall not exceed sixty hours, and one day per week must be used as rest time, etc.

In addition, for working hours exceeding eight hours and extra overtime on all holidays, double wages for the overtime period shall be used, and no deductions shall be made. They must be paid in full.

These various systems look good, but there is no mention of immigration at all.

As an immigration country, Australasia still has to take into account a large number of immigrants.

Of course, the immigrants here refer to those who have decided to settle in Australasia but are in the nationality probation period and have not yet obtained nationality.

Although Australasia lacks population, it does not want everyone. For all immigrants each year, they must go through the first round of background checks to ensure that there are no revolutionary rebels who endanger the national security of Australasia.

In addition, there is a probation period of at least six months. During the probation period, no illegal acts shall be committed, otherwise the qualification for obtaining Australasia nationality will be lost.

This nationality probation system has eliminated at least tens of thousands of unqualified immigrants for Australasia, effectively reducing the crime rate and social harm incidents in Australasia.

After all, Australasia citizens can enjoy various welfare policies promulgated by the state and the royal family, and the possibility of these people engaging in criminal activities is far lower than that of foreign immigrants.

Regarding the proposal of the new labor law, it is natural to add these new immigrants and make certain amendments to the original labor law.

The first is the minimum wage regulations. When Australia formulated the labor law before, because the income gap between emerging enterprises and farmers and herdsmen was too large, a clear minimum wage was not formulated.

But now, as the development of Australasia is gradually getting on track, it is also necessary to have a clear minimum wage regulation.

The per capita annual income in Australasia is above 50 Australian dollars, and the minimum wage level is set at around 40 Australian dollars.

This also means that for all jobs in Australasia, the minimum annual salary shall not be less than 40 Australian dollars, and the minimum monthly salary shall not be less than 3.3 Australian dollars.

Although the minimum wage is lower than the per capita income level in Australasia, there is no way around it.

After all, not all people who participate in work are exactly the same. For some workers with disabilities or other problems, I can't ask business owners to give them the same salary as normal people.

The minimum wage is to protect the income of these people, to ensure that their income will not be too much lower than the per capita income, so that they also have enough capital to live in this country.

According to the per capita income of Australasia, 40 Australian dollars is also a threshold for the per capita income of Australasia.

Along with the changes in the Australasia labor law, there are also subsidy policies for low-income people.

Only families with a per capita income of less than 40 Australian dollars will receive material relief from the Royal Relief Committee.

Below 40 Australian dollars, every 5 Australian dollars reduction in per capita income is also a threshold, and the proportion and amount of subsidies received will be higher.

The lowest threshold is a family with a per capita income of less than 20 Australian dollars, which is defined as a super-poor family, enjoying all tax exemptions, and high subsidies and support policies.

Dividing low-income people into different levels will help them get more materials, rather than people with different incomes sharing the same materials.

After all, life in Australasia has improved a lot compared to more than a decade ago. Families with an average income of more than 40 Australian dollars are actually considered well-off.

If we convert it into other countries' currencies, it will be clear that an annual average income of 40 Australian dollars is equivalent to 20 pounds, 100 US dollars, 400 marks, 180 rubles, 200 yen and 140 taels of silver. In Australasia, where prices are relatively low, it is not a problem for a family to have enough food and clothing and a little surplus.

In addition to determining the minimum wage, the labor law also makes clear provisions for disputes between labor and assets.

It is prohibited for the capital party to withhold wages from the labor party under any pretext, including arbitrary wage deductions, and will be subject to severe sanctions from the labor law.

If it is determined that malicious wage withholding or wage deduction is true, the capital party will face a minimum penalty of 500 Australian dollars and a maximum penalty of confiscation of all property.

Such severe penalties can effectively reduce the behavior of capitalists maliciously withholding wages.

With the development of Australasia, private capital of all sizes has developed.

This provision is a restriction on these capitals. After all, capitalists will not be like Arthur, obediently paying taxes to the government and paying workers full or even more generous salaries and rewards.

Of course, in order to prevent some workers from maliciously making trouble or even using their identities to obtain improper benefits for themselves, the labor law also has restrictions on the workers.

If it is determined that the workers are maliciously making trouble, the workers will also be fined a minimum of 20 Australian dollars and a maximum of 500 Australian dollars. In serious cases, they will also face imprisonment determined according to the actual situation.

Favoring the people, but not condoning the people, this is also the main tone of the revised new labor law.

Although the people are a vulnerable group, it cannot be ruled out that some unqualified people use their identities to seek improper benefits.

Of course, although the words "immigrants during the probation period" are added to the labor law, the treatment of immigrants and citizens is still very different.

First of all, all companies in Australasia are not allowed to lay off employees at will. If the company wants to reduce its staff, it must notify the company more than one month in advance and pay at least one month's salary after the layoffs to ensure that the laid-off people have enough time to find a job and have a certain income to support themselves when they are unemployed.

This is only available to Australasians. Foreign immigrants do not enjoy this policy before they formally obtain Australasian nationality.

At the same time, in order to stimulate all foreign immigrants to master the official language of Australasia, English, there is another provision in the labor law, that is, foreign immigrants who master English can obtain the same amount of minimum wage protection, and foreign immigrants who do not master English can only obtain 70% of the minimum income in the labor law.

In short, foreign immigrants who can speak English also have a minimum wage of 40 Australian dollars when they start working.

But if they do not speak English, the minimum wage of these immigrants will drop to 28 Australian dollars, which is still a considerable drop.

As long as this provision is officially implemented, foreign immigrants will take the initiative to learn English for their own income, even if they are unwilling.

What's more, it is easy for these European immigrants to learn English. They are more proficient in English and can also obtain a higher status in Australasia.

There is a loophole in this labor law, that is, foreign immigrants who do not speak English are likely to snatch jobs from domestic people.

After all, immigrants who do not speak English only need to provide 70% of the minimum income, but citizens and immigrants who speak English have to provide the full minimum income, which is a difference of 12 Australian dollars per person per year.

If immigrants who do not speak English are hired in large numbers, based on 100 people, 1,200 Australian dollars in salary expenses can be saved each year, which is a large amount of money for small and medium-sized enterprises.

In order to prevent this loophole from occurring and protect the rights of domestic citizens and English-speaking immigrants, new restrictions have been imposed in the labor law.

That is, all companies in Australasia must not employ more than one-third of the total number of employees.

Citizens of Australasia must occupy the majority of all employees in all companies, which also prevents some capitalists and business owners from taking advantage of the loopholes in the labor law and hiring a large number of foreign immigrants who do not speak English.

If foreign immigrants want to get higher incomes, they must join the nationality of Australasia and obtain all the protections that the labor law provides to citizens.

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