TapTechNews June 21st, recently, it was rumored on the Internet that CATL called on its employees to strive for 100 days and implement an 896 work schedule. Although the official denied it, Phoenix.com Technology learned from multiple CATL employees that the overtime situation is true.
It is reported that an employee disclosed: 'In the past, there was no mandatory requirement. Everyone could flexibly arrange the work at hand and sometimes work from home, but now it is mandatory for everyone to sit at their workstations.'.
Another employee said: 'Even the CATL headquarters building at 12 o'clock in the evening is often ablaze with lights'. According to the statement of a CATL employee, the peak season of the company is generally in the middle and at the end of the year, and the middle of the year is often the peak period of stocking up.
The report also revealed that some engineers of CATL have been on a'seven days on and one day off' schedule for a long time, starting work at 8 am and finishing only at 10 pm. One CATL employee said: 'Generally, they get off work after 10 or 11 pm.'.
TapTechNews sorts out the event review:
On the morning of June 17th, online documents showed that CATL issued a call to its employees to'strive for 100 days'. In order to better complete the tasks entrusted by the organization and accelerate the achievement of various tasks, JG7 and above level strive for 100 days, and implement an 896 working day from June 12th. For foreign employees, it is not mandatory and in accordance with their wishes.
At about 2 pm on June 17th, an internal CATL employee told a reporter from Cai Lian She that this is indeed the case. The department held a meeting and informed orally about this matter last Friday, and said: 'Previously, we also had to work overtime, but it was not mandatory until nine o'clock.' Another insider disclosed that this call is for employees above a certain level, not for all employees.
At about 3 pm on June 17th, the relevant person of CATL replied, 'This is a misinterpretation and rumor. The company has not issued such a regulation.'