Supervision proposed to prevent overworking of employees
(WorldNews China)

Members of China`s top political advisory body have proposed reinforced and effective supervision to stop companies overworking their employees. Since 2019, the 996 work culture－which means working from 9 am to 9 pm six days a week, a schedule widely used at tech companies－has sparked public debate, with some industry insiders calling it a `blessing`. The issue of overworking employees is getting worse, said Li Guohua, a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People`s Political Consultative Conference, pointing out that the absence of official supervision and protection by labor unions has led to the current situation. `Some companies require employees to work more than 380...