Other blue-collar workers also have the characteristics of wage calculation and payment, usually by the hour, which may be paid weekly instead of monthly, or by cash instead of cheque or remittance bank. Blue-collar workers who work in shifts have less rest time.
The salary of blue-collar workers is lower than that of white-collar workers in most cases, but some very professional blue-collar workers may also have high salaries. Finally, compared with white-collar workers, blue-collar workers face very high occupational injuries and risks, but they do not always enjoy certain medical insurance benefits.
Blue-collar trade union is an important organization to strengthen the occupational safety and welfare of blue-collar workers. Blue-collar trade unions often negotiate with employers on details such as welfare, working hours and salary, and also have the responsibility to mediate contradictions within the organization. Many famous strikes were initiated by blue-collar unions.
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The metaphor of white-collar workers comes from white-collar workers in traditional work clothes and is used to distinguish them from blue-collar workers. White-collar workers are easy to get dirty, but it is not easy for white-collar workers to get dirty for them. There is also a meaning that "you must dress neatly at work, not casually".
However, in recent years, white-collar workers' dresses have gradually diversified, and many companies have greatly relaxed their work dress requirements, which are no longer limited to the rigid treaties of women's suits and men's suits. Most companies have opened the dress code for casual clothes or jeans, and some newly established companies even have no dress code at all. As a result, the appearance of white-collar workers has changed a lot, and the number of people who wear formal white-collar shirts and suit pants to work every day has become a minority.
If we distinguish by salary, most white-collar workers have a fixed monthly salary, while blue-collar workers calculate their salary by time. In addition, the concept that white-collar workers used to enjoy higher salaries than blue-collar workers is gradually changing today. The salary structure of many white-collar workers has been redesigned by the new company policy and has become a structure with high bonus and low basic salary. If you don't achieve certain work results, your salary may not be higher than that of blue-collar workers.
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