Su Xiaotian had considered it carefully from the very beginning.
Although the workers earned well by working for her, they ultimately lacked essential security.
Not to mention the five social insurances and one housing fund, even three social insurances and one housing fund were not available in their factory.
Without social security and pensions, these workers might be fine now, but it would pose significant problems in the future.
It had to be said that at any time, people with formal positions had an advantage. Even if the salary was slightly lower, it was worthwhile in the long run.
Su Xiaotian had already inquired about it. She had initially planned to allocate a special sum of money to resolve the workers' future concerns if private enterprises could purchase social security.
Su Xiaotian also thought that if the workers' future concerns could be resolved, they would surely feel a greater sense of belonging to the factory.
However, things did not go as planned.
The country did not yet have a system for paying pension insurance for employees.
Currently, workers with formal positions were considered to have a "iron rice bowl." Upon retirement, they would receive a pension, which was the state's pension.
Su Xiaotian had not considered implementing a pension system within the enterprise.
But she had her own worries, and she had never dared to propose this system.
After all, if a factory had to provide pensions for a large number of workers in the future, it could drag the people down to death.
After continuous inquiries, combined with the information she had gathered and her vague, almost forgotten memories from her previous life, she guessed that the country would only begin to implement a social security system in a few more years.
Only then could she spend money to find a state-owned enterprise to attach to and handle insurance for the employees.
But now, she couldn't say this yet. Once it was revealed, she couldn't predict what consequences it would trigger.
What Su Xiaotian could currently do was to provide more bonuses and benefits to the employees as much as possible, so that the workers would feel that working there was worthwhile.
Su Xiaotian was deeply troubled by this issue. At the same time, Su Xiaosi was also considering this issue.
Su Xiaosi's business was developing rapidly. In Su Xiaotian's opinion, the business model of this commercial firm was approaching the supermarket business model of later generations.
Developing in this direction, her fourth brother would definitely become a big shot in the retail industry.
But only those who were actually doing it knew that while earning money quickly, there were also many worries.
Su Xiaosi had many subordinates, but many people also left.
Those who had connections at home and could secure stable jobs all chose to leave.
The reason was simply that they felt there was no future security.
They were willing to earn less, but they wanted to find a state-owned factory or enterprise for the sake of stability.
On the weekend, Su Xiaotian discussed her predicament with Su Xiaosi, which struck a chord with Su Xiaosi.
"Xiaotian, isn't that exactly the case? You say, people who have been trained with great difficulty just leave like this."
Thinking about training people batch after batch, Su Xiaosi was truly distressed.
Unlike Su Xiaosi, who did not know about future policies, Su Xiaotian knew a little.
She felt that problems that could not be solved for the time being would be easily solved in a few years. The problem was how to stabilize people's hearts.
"Fourth Brother, what do you think? If we set up a system now, for employees who have worked in the factory or commercial firm for several years, we will deposit a certain amount of money for them each year for retirement?"
Su Xiaosi looked at Su Xiaotian, almost disbelieving that this was a solution thought up by Su Xiaotian.
He reached out and touched Su Xiaotian's head, confirming that the little girl was fine and not feverish.
"You don't have a fever, why are you so confused?"
"Do you know that providing pensions for employees is not a small expense? Let me simply calculate this for you."
"I now have 320 employees. If all of them retire at the age of 60 and are calculated to live for about 15 years after retirement."
"If each person receives a pension of 50 yuan per month, that's 600 yuan per year. For 100 people, it's 60,000 yuan per year. This means I have to spend 200,000 yuan per year, and that's just the beginning."
"As time goes by, this number might increase. How much money can I earn in a year?"
Su Xiaosi shook his head repeatedly.
He couldn't possibly be responsible for earning pension money for these retired employees thirty years later just because of the issue of providing pensions for workers, could he?
Wouldn't that be a huge loss?
Su Xiaotian said with a smile, "Fourth Brother, the prices are rising, and the workers' wages are also rising. If we really calculate it according to your method, thirty years later, the amount you pay each month will be more than this."
Su Xiaosi glared at Su Xiaotian impatiently.
They clearly understood, yet she dared to say it.
"Fourth Brother, this is what I'm thinking. Let's establish a system. For those who have worked for several years, say five years, we will give them an extra ten yuan per month as their pension. For those who have worked for ten years, they can receive an extra twenty yuan per month as their pension."
Su Xiaosi still shook his head like a rattle drum.
"This method is good, but there are still many problems."
"This money can be taken by the workers themselves, or they can entrust us to help them save it, and collect it all at once upon retirement."
"I think it's better to set a system, for example, those who work in our factory until retirement can receive a lump-sum retirement pension according to their years of service, which is more cost-effective."
Su Xiaosi felt that instead of bearing an increasing burden that would eventually become unbearable, it was better to adopt the most straightforward measures from the beginning.
As long as they worked until retirement, a sufficiently attractive lump-sum pension should still attract people.
Su Xiaotian smiled and said nothing.
In a few years, the pension contribution system would appear, and then she would only need to help the employees contribute to the pension.
However, Su Xiaotian dared not say these words now, so she could only smile.
"Okay, I'll discuss it with other management personnel another day and try it out as a pilot program."
Su Xiaotian nodded in agreement.
Her fourth brother was capable of doing things that would make people look at him with admiration.
She believed that with a direction, Fourth Brother would be able to stabilize people's hearts quickly, but there would still be a portion of people who would leave private enterprises to work in the system.
Don't just say it's the 1980s, even in the 21st century, many people are still willing to give up high salaries just to have a formal position.
But it didn't matter, as long as most people were retained.
Su Xiaosi left in a hurry, and Su Xiaotian patted her behind and continued reading.
These troublesome matters were handed over to Fourth Brother to handle, and she just had to wait for the results.
After all, the issue of employee turnover in Fourth Brother's business was much more serious than in her own factory. Su Dan Novel Network
The next day was a new week.
It was already spring, and the flowers were blooming.
When Su Xiaotian arrived at school, she saw her roommates selling hair clips and headbands.
These few girls were truly persistent. Having found a way to make money, they had managed to persevere until now.