Can the supervision of relevant departments improve overtime work?

I think it can be improved, but the effect is not obvious. It is necessary for relevant departments to adhere to supervision and punishment for a long time in order to have a slow effect. Recently, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security issued an announcement on the first batch of major labor security violations in 2022. Among them, two companies were punished for illegally extending the working hours of workers. Beijing Century Shuguang Culture Communication Co., Ltd. arranged 14 for workers to extend their working hours by more than 36 hours per month, and failed to ensure that workers have at least one day off every week, and was warned and fined 7000 yuan. Yingbin Branch of Beijing Hongjude Catering Service Co., Ltd. arranges 44 workers to extend their working hours for more than 36 hours every month, and is warned and fined 17600 yuan.

To tell the truth, it doesn't matter to fine some money at all. The illegal cost is still too low! However, for the broad masses of workers, this is also a good thing, indicating that the relevant departments are paying attention to this issue. This kind of fine is a reminder for both enterprises and workers, reminding enterprises to improve the human resources system and do a good job in overtime management, reminding workers that they can report overtime violations of enterprises and defend their rights.

However, if the relevant departments do not continue to adhere to or strengthen supervision, then such improvement will be short-lived, because as far as fines are concerned, they are almost punished according to the local minimum wage or even lower than the minimum standard. For the company, the punishment cost of asking employees to work overtime is too low, so this punishment is indifferent to the enterprise and there is no feeling. The money earned should continue to be earned, and those who work overtime should continue to work.

In fact, in addition to the industries where these two companies are located, there are many outsourcing service companies, Internet companies and e-commerce companies. If they work overtime for more than 36 hours every month, they will be fined. This standard will actually be strictly investigated, and many enterprises have to pay fines. Some companies even force overtime, not giving overtime pay, euphemistically calling employees to work overtime voluntarily, because its efficiency is too low. Of course, this situation needs to be discussed in detail. There are indeed employees who mix wages and don't do things well. There are two reasons why overtime is not widely reported:

First, overtime is a common phenomenon. The involution of society forced people to work overtime. As long as they don't touch the bottom line, they will get used to it.

Second, wages are the main source of income for most people, and overtime can make them earn more, so why not work overtime to get more income? Many people can agree that overtime is only for more income! Although many companies did not pay overtime according to the provisions of the Labor Contract Law, they still got more income.

Generally speaking, the related management of the future labor market will certainly get better and better, and it will take the efforts of relevant departments, enterprises and workers to get it faster during this period. Forced overtime should not become a corporate culture, and workers should not blindly involve overtime. Relevant departments should continue to do a good job in supervision.