Shadow Empire

Chapter 788 Better Welfare [666+3]
Before we knew it, it was already October.

When Lance was checking the third quarter's account books, he unexpectedly discovered something very interesting.

The workers' wages have gone up.

He put down the account book of the labor company in his hand. Currently, the number of workers registered with the labor company has exceeded 40,000.

Because the labor company has always had a good reputation, coupled with the background of the Lance family, it has become the largest labor company in Jingang City.

Many newly established companies have also begun to get used to dealing directly with Lans' labor service companies rather than directly dealing with the workers.

This will be more convenient, faster and less troublesome.

The labor service company is also constantly upgrading and is now managed by dedicated managers.

Originally, Lance only treated the labor service company as a start-up business, but now that its scale has grown, its value has also increased, so continuing to use gang members to manage it will limit the development of this enterprise.

More professional managers can better control market changes and find better development methods and directions.

The fact that 40,000 people registered proves this point.

"Have salaries increased generally, or only in certain industries?" Lance looked at the manager in front of him.

Thirty-five years old, graduated from high school, worked for seventeen years, but studied university courses on his own.

At this time, federal schools were not sure how to deal with those who taught themselves university courses, so there was no corresponding examination system. The school could only recognize that they had taught themselves all the content and passed the exam.

As for degrees or certificates, there are none.

But even so, it is remarkable, and it shows that this manager is a very motivated person.

He nodded. "Yes, Mr. Lance. The price of heavy manual labor has increased by an average of $1.20. Some jobs that require a certain level of technical skills, such as welders and operators, have seen their salaries increase by about $2.50 to $5."

"Some very special positions, such as doctors and nurses, have seen their incomes rise even higher."

"I read some analytical articles, and people generally believe that this is related to the outbreak of the war."

Lance agreed with this point of view. Four million young people are leaving society. How many young people are there in the entire federation?
The vacancies left by these people need to be filled. The factory assembly line will not stop just because someone leaves to join the army. It has to wait for these people to return after being discharged.

After many years of saturation, the labor market began to show gaps, and with the outbreak of war, the manufacturing industry began to flourish, more jobs appeared, and the increase in workers' wages was expected.

This was actually a good thing, as it allowed the federation to tighten the reins on the road to depression and start turning around.

Every month, the labor company can provide Lance with a profit of approximately 25,000 to 30,000 yuan. This income is actually very considerable, about 500,000 yuan a year.

Compared to his other businesses, this amount of money is not enough.

But what he values ​​is definitely not money, but influence!
"I've been thinking about something recently." Lance took out a cigarette. The manager quickly prepared himself to listen to instructions. He sat with his legs together and took out a pen and a notebook, intending to record Lance's words anytime and anywhere.

Lance sorted out his thoughts and said, "We need to provide workers with protection measures. This does not refer to pensions, but to those who suffer accidental injuries and so on."

"Of course, in terms of retirement benefits, we can also consider helping them join the federal government's social security system and connect them with the social welfare department."

The manager couldn't help but raise his hand, and Lance nodded slightly to indicate that he could speak.

"Mr. Lance, let me interrupt for a moment."

"If we were to provide commercial insurance to these workers, we would face two problems."

“The first problem is that a considerable number of them are still illegal immigrants.”

"Insurance companies refuse to insure illegal immigrants. You know, sometimes some people go too far..."

"I'm not sure our workers are willing to pay extra money for insurance and reduce the company's profitability."

Lance knew something about this.

When the president signed the draft order, he mentioned that illegal immigrants had to join the military to obtain legal status. So in fact, these people are still illegal immigrants. They did not choose to join the military and obtain legal citizenship, but continued to work as black immigrants.

There are pros and cons to doing this. After all, people will die on the battlefield and will be afraid. Lance can understand that.

Although their income is not high now and they sometimes have to deal with difficulties from the Immigration Bureau, at least they are safe.

As for what the manager said about the insurance company refusing to provide insurance, it was actually done by some vicious criminal gangs.

They take out insurance for illegal immigrants and then try to injure, maim or even kill them in order to collect high premiums.

At first, the insurance company did not realize this. After suffering several heavy losses, it now refuses to provide insurance to illegal residents.

Although they can also do this with federal citizens, if a federal citizen dies, the dual investigation by the insurance company and law enforcement agencies is itself a deterrent.

Illegal immigrants are dead, and law enforcement agencies are unwilling to waste resources on these illegal immigrants, while insurance companies have no direction to investigate. His concerns are normal.

Lance sat there and affirmed his question, "You are right, so listen to me next time."

"We don't use commercial insurance. We can set up an insurance company ourselves. They can pay an extra dollar a month into their insurance account. In this way, if an accident happens, we can provide them with some medical protection."

"A few hundred dollars is enough to cover their work-related injuries, and a little more is no problem."

"As for the issue of the company's profitability..." Lance pursed his lips, "You know, I have other businesses. I never expect this company to bring me unimaginable profits."

"I would rather you bring me hundreds of thousands of registered workers than the hundreds of thousands of dollars I make from here every year."

“The number of people who sign up is your performance indicator, not how much money you make for me.”

The manager quickly wrote down what Lance said.

The economy has clearly shown signs of recovery. War is indeed a good thing. It has greatly stimulated the vitality of the manufacturing industry.

More than a dozen countries on the Tanfit Continent have been caught up in the war. Their production has been destroyed and manufacturing has been put on hold. The only way they can obtain goods is by importing them.

Like Slad, it seems that it is still struggling to produce, but all production is for the war, and almost all factories suitable for modification are producing things for the war.

Bullets, shells, even the bearings and belts on tanks, they all revolve around war.

The things that ordinary people use in their daily lives can only be imported.

The Federation's exports are surging, and even some merchants from the Republic of Dantra are importing goods from the Federation.

Congress knows this, the Department of Commerce knows this, businessmen know this, only ordinary people don't know this.

They pretended to be unaware and transported the goods to the middle port, and then completed the delivery. Obviously, the two sides were fighting to the death on the front line, but in the rear, they were exchanging what they had.

This kind of trade is actually not illegal because the items sold are not for war.

Not guns and ammunition, not artillery shells or tanks, but just ordinary daily necessities.

The federal government doesn't say it because these businesses support a large number of factories and a large number of workers.

The Dantra people didn't say anything either, because they really lacked these things.

Mayor Williams' new industrial zone is being built at an astonishing speed, and many factories are currently negotiating with the city hall about settling there.

Although there is no heavy industry, light industry can provide more jobs!
Of the more than two million permanent residents in Jingang City, at least one-third are working class.

How much does it account for among the 40,000 registered workers?

Less than ten percent!
"Now that the salary has increased a little, even if it's only a little, more people will consider starting work, so you have to do a good job of guiding them."

"We can talk to the factory directly. There are quite a few factories settled near the city hall recently. You can take the initiative to contact them."

"We help him complete the supporting work for the workers, so they don't have to deal with the workers' union."

After listening to this, the manager asked, “Will there be any trouble?”

"If the workers' union starts making trouble, it could be a problem for us."

Lance couldn't help but laugh twice, "Let's go talk to them first, and then we'll talk to them when the workers' union comes to us."

"It's nothing more than a matter of interests. I'll solve it when the time comes."

"Don't be limited to Jingang City. We need to expand outward. You can set up offices in any city in Likalai Province. We need to expand our influence further."

“Among the working class, and among the capitalists who employ the workers.”

Lance fiddled with the file on the desk, closing it. "I won't look at the rest. The number of new workers this year is the same as last year. Logically, this is not right, but I will give you another chance."

"Let me see what you are capable of." He stood up, and the manager also stood up quickly and followed him carefully.

"Go and have a good talk with the workers, tell them about these decisions, and don't force them if they don't want to participate in this accident insurance."

"Anyway, please communicate with me in time if there is anything to ensure smooth communication. I hope you can give me a surprise next year!"

Lance walked to the door and signaled him not to follow him out, then left.

Many workers outside the door bent down and greeted Lance, and Lance responded to them enthusiastically without any airs.

It’s just like the saying goes, come from the workers and go to the workers!

(End of this chapter)