拼多多员工猝死，“996”工作制是福报吗？

1月4日，网友爆料称，一名就职于拼多多旗下多多买菜业务的23岁女员工，在凌晨1点半下班途中猝死。

随之，名为#拼多多员工猝死#的话题在微博上引起了热议，阅读量高达2.6亿。

有网友为年轻生命的逝去痛心和惋惜：

网友对公司“996”工作制表示无奈：

更多的网友表示不应向“996”妥协：

On Monday, a story about a 23-year-old woman's death reportedly caused by job-related exhaustion attracted over 780 million views and triggered heated discussion on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website.

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 回应 

整个事件，情节跌宕起伏！

一张网传截图再次引发轩然大波……

该事件发酵后，知乎平台上还传出疑似拼多多官方账号回应的相关截图，但在30秒内被删除。

1月4日下午，迫于舆论压力，拼多多公司就网传此事做出回应表示，确有此事公司对外不发公告。

同时，拼多多公司表示，该公司从未发布过网传截图的知乎官方回应，恳请大家不要相信各种网传截图和所谓的“拼多多回应”。

拼多多回应全文如下：

Her employer, e-commerce platform Pinduoduo, is alleged to have responded to the death on its official account by saying that all lower-level employees face a "life-for-money" situation and that "it is not a problem of capital, but a social problem." The firm has denied the contents of the post, but a circulating "screenshot" attracted more condemnation from netizens.

At 4 p.m. on Monday, the company confirmed that the woman suddenly fainted after getting off work at 1:30 a.m. last Tuesday, and died after six hours of first aid treatment.  

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 罗生门 

但事件并未到此结束——

1月4日晚间，知乎“打脸”拼多多的辟谣，在知乎平台与官方微博明确回应网传截图内容确系拼多多账号所发。

为应对知乎突如其来的“帮砍一刀”，拼多多随后再发声明，称该网传截图内容是营销合作供应商员工用个人手机发布，该言论不代表任何拼多多官方态度，同时发布了该员工手写道歉信。

拼多多声明如下：

值得关注的是，上海市长宁区劳动保障监察大队表示，接到网络舆情后，劳动保障监察部门已介入调查拼多多的劳动用工情况，会对该公司用人合同、用工时间等情况进行检查。

But the incident did not end there, and there was a dramatic reversal.

Zhihu, a Chinese online Q&A community, confirmed via a post on the platform that the screenshots posted online were indeed sent by Pinduoduo's account on the evening of January 4.

Subsequently, Pinduoduo reissued a statement, saying that an employee of their marketing cooperation supplier posted the content using the personal mobile phone and that the comments do not represent Pinduoduo's official attitude.

Pinduoduo has also issued a letter of apology written by the alleged errant employee.

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 "996" 

近年，在许多互联网大厂“996”工作方式已成行业“标配”，那么“996”工作制出现的根源是什么？

所谓“996”,是指工作日早上9点上班,晚上9点下班,中午和晚上休息1小时(或不到),总计10小时以上,并且一周工作6天的工作制度。

中闻律师事务所赵金涛律师告诉CGTN编辑，“996工作制出现的根源是企业为了追求更大经济利益，降低用工成本。”

推行“996”工作制，企业应当承担怎样的责任？

赵律师表示，“ ‘996’工作制是不合法的，根据《国务院关于职工工作时间的规定》规定，职工每日工作8小时、每周工作40小时。对于超过法定的工作时间，企业应当支付加班费，即平常延时加班支付150%的工资，休息日加班要支付200%的工资，法定节假日加班要支付300%的工资；同时，对于违法延长劳动者工作时间的行为，劳动行政部门可以给与企业警告，并责令限期改正，并可以处以罚款；企业因违法延长工作时间给劳动造成损害的应承担赔偿责任。”

如何解决争议已久的996工作制？

对于这个问题，赵律师给出了以下几个观点：

首先企业应自觉遵守国家法律法规规定，不能为盲目追求经济利益而忽视员工权益的保护，合理安排员工休息休假，对于确实需要加班的，应取得劳动者同意并依法支付加班费，也可以采取轮班或者招用兼职人员等方式解决。

其次，员工应提高维权意识，对于不合理的加班有权拒绝，甚至也可以向劳动行政部门举报，对于拖欠加班费的也可以申请劳动仲裁。

但因目前法律法规对于企业违法加班规定的处罚较轻，即违法成本较低，故希望从法律法规上加强对企业的管理处罚。

The 996 working system has become the social norm, but how did this system come about?

Zhao Jintao, a lawyer from Zhongwen Law Firm, told CGTN that "the 996 system is rooted in enterprises' pursuit of greater economic benefits and with lower labor cost."

What kind of responsibilities should enterprises bear in implementing the 996 work system?

"The 996 system is illegal," Zhao said. "Workers are required to work eight hours a day and 40 hours a week, according to the provisions of the State Council on working hours of employees. For work that exceeds the statutory working hours, companies should pay overtime. On regular work days, 150% of the salary is usually paid for overtime work. Meanwhile, 200% of the salary should be paid overtime on rest days and 300% on statutory holidays. The Labor administrative department may warn companies or impose a fine for any acts that illegally extend employees’ work hours."

How can the long-standing dispute over the 996 working system be resolved?

First, enterprises should consciously abide by national laws and regulations and not ignoring employees' rights and interests in blind pursuit of economic interests.

Second, they should reasonably arrange vacation time for employees. For those who really need to work overtime, they should obtain the employees’ consent and pay overtime according to law, or employ part-time workers.

However, because the current laws and regulations impose relatively light penalties on enterprises for illegal overtime work, the cost of breaking the law is low. So, we hope to strengthen the regulation and scrutiny of enterprises.

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今日互动 

“当你想要生活的那一刻，心中的火花就已经被点燃。” 

这句台词选自最近热映的电影《心灵奇旅》。

问题是，当工作和生活完全交融，我们还可以做出怎样的选择？

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"Your spark isn't your purpose. That last box fills in when you are ready to come live."—Soul

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